DaVita Nola Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
91/ 100
Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest
Dialysis center · 14500 Hayne Blvd Ste 100, New Orleans, LA 70128
CMS star rating
29/ 100
Below average
Better than 29% 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
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1981-04-04 · CCN 192516
- Rank in New Orleans, LA
- #10 of 16 dialysis centers
- Rank in Louisiana
- #107 of 167 scored centers
- County
- Orleans
- 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 5 of 11 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 34.5 | 23 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 129.2 | 147.7 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.7% | 27% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.57 | 1.29 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 61.2% | 54.7% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 24% | 16% | 19% | Worse |
| 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) | 6% | 1% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 13% | 18% | 18% | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.6% | 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)
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
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest (CMS Certification Number 192516) has been Medicare-certified since 1981-04-04, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest offer?
Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest compare to other dialysis centers?
Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest scores 29/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 29% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #107 of 167 scored centers in Louisiana. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest?
Fmcna - New Orleans East- Ferncrest 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 - New Orleans East- Ferncrest or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.