FKC - Lake Charles Home
✓ PD✓ Home HD
67/ 100
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx
Dialysis center · 2309 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
2/ 100
Poor
Better than 2% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 21 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2010-04-22 · CCN 192704
- Rank in Lake Charles, LA
- #4 of 4 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #162 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Calcasieu
- ESRD Network
- Network 13 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 1 of 14 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.2 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 144.2 | 147.7 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.7% | 27% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 50.1 | 34.4 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.41 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 1.18 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.2 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 41.6% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 29% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 97.6% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 21% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.48 | 1.06 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.9% | 15.4% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 71 | 83 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 76 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 75 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 79 | 86 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 76 | 87 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 79 | 88 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 33 completed interviews (20% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Lake Charles
FKC - East Lake Charles
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
50/ 100
DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
6/ 100
Dialysis centers nearby
FKC - Calcasieu Parish
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
5/ 100
FKC Orange
✓ In-center
6/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx (CMS Certification Number 192704) has been Medicare-certified since 2010-04-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx offer?
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 21 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx scores 2/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 2% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #162 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx?
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.