FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center: Services and Reviews
350 N EXPRESSWAY BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
Data is as of January 18, 2024
Dialysis Services Offered by FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center
FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center is a dialysis provider with 44 available stations in BROWNSVILLE, TX. It's overall five star rating is 3 out of 5. It is part of the Fresenius Medical Care chain. The owner is a profit. FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center offers in center Hemodialysis and it offers Peritoneal Dialysis. It offers Home Hemodialysis Training. The facility has been participating in Medicare since 08/31/1977; it's provider number is 452517.
Five-Star Quality of Patient Care Rating for FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center
Overall Rating:
The dialysis facility quality of patient care rating for FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center shows you how the dialysis facility performance compares to other dialysis facilities. The rating, between 1 to 5 stars, is calculated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ("CMS") using each dialysis facilities' scores on different quality of care measures, including:
- Avoiding unnecessary transfusions
- Using the most effective access to the bloodstream
- Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance
- Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths
- Removing waste from blood
Use the quality of patient care star rating along with other quality information when making decisions about choosing a dialysis facility. Each dialysis facility gets a rating between 1 and 5 stars, with 3 stars representing the national average. A 5-star rating means a facility has quality of care that is considered 'much above average' compared to other dialysis facilities. A one or 2-star rating means that measured health outcomes for that facility were below average.
Survey Ratings for FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center
In addition to the overall rating, CMS is required to regularly survey patients about their experience at FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center. The results are published as the In-Center Hemodialysis Survey Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey ("ICH CAHPS Survey"). (Who thought that this was a good name for a survey?) More information about the survey is available on this site. CMS summarized the results as another 5-star rating. Below are the ICH CAHPS survey ratings for FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center:
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Data Card for FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center
Medicare Provider Number: 452517
Participating in Medicare Since: August 31, 1977
Organization: Fresenius Medical Care
Number of Stations: 44
Rating:
Offers:
-- In Center Hemodyalysis: | Yes |
-- Peritoneal Dialysis: | Yes |
-- Home Hemodialysis Training: | Yes |
Other Dialysis Facilities in BROWNSVILLE
Below is a list of dialysis facilities near FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center. You should consider reviewing the information about these facilities when deciding on which dialysis facility that you want to go to.
HARLINGEN DIALYSIS (4302 SESAME DRIVE, 78550) |
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US RENAL CARE SAN BENITO DIALYSIS (910 NORTH MCCULLOUGH STREET, 78586) |
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FKC Valley Hemodialysis Center (350 N EXPRESSWAY, 78521) |
3: |
FMC HARLINGEN (1502 Midlane Dr Ste 101, 78552) |
3: |
DaVita Valley Baptist-Harlingen Dialysis (2220 HAINE DRIVE, SUITE 40, 78550) |
3: |
DaVita Brownsville Renal Center (2945 CENTRAL BLVD, 78520) |
2: |
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH PRICE (64 S PRICE RD, 78521) |
2: |
FMC Santa Juanita (URB SANTA JUANITA, 00956) |
1: |
DaVita Fort Brown Dialysis (2000 BOCA CHICA BLVD, 78521) |
1: |