FMC- Lexington Southwest
FMC- Lexington Southwest is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Lexington, Kentucky, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. CMS gives it a 1-star rating — CMS places this facility in the lowest-rated group nationally for measured quality of patient care.
★☆☆☆☆ 1 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
978 Chas Drive
Lexington, KY 40515 · Fayette County
(859) 260-1706 (click to call)
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Services & details
Peritoneal dialysis
| Dialysis stations | 17 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2017-02-02 |
| CMS Certification Number | 182633 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 18.8 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 145.2 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 26.6% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 50.9 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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