Ochsner Kidney Care - Metairie
✓ In-center
95/ 100
39/ 100
Below average
Better than 39% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1980-02-22 · CCN 192511
- Rank in Metairie, LA
- #5 of 6 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #84 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Jefferson
- 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 6 of 13 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23 | 23 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 132 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25% | 27% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.69 | 1.18 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.75 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 62.6% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 16% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 98% | 97.6% | 97% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 24% | 18% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.81 | 1.06 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.7% | 15.4% | 16.5% | Better |
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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
Other dialysis centers in Metairie
Fmcna - Crescent Home Therapy
✓ PD✓ Home HD
91/ 100
DaVita Metairie Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
52/ 100
Fmcna - Ochsner North Arnoult
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
44/ 100
Metairie Kidney Ctr
✓ In-center
–no score
Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - Metairie Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - Metairie (CMS Certification Number 192511) has been Medicare-certified since 1980-02-22, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - Metairie offer?
Fmcna - Metairie reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - Metairie compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - Metairie scores 39/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 39% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #84 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - Metairie?
Fmcna - Metairie 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 - Metairie or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.