FMC Birmingham Home
FMC Birmingham Home is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Birmingham, Alabama, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
35 West Lakeshore Drive, Suite 105
Birmingham, AL 35209 · Jefferson County
(205) 290-1197 (click to call)
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Services & details
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| Dialysis stations | 17 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2012-10-30 |
| CMS Certification Number | 012657 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 25.8 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 163.9 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 31.5% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 35.2 per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
Measures are risk-adjusted by CMS so facilities treating sicker patients aren't penalized. A single measure never tells the whole story — read how CMS calculates these.
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