Fmc - Merrillville Dialysis Center

Merrillville, IN 46410 · CCN 152541 · Fresenius Medical Care

Better than expected 4-star CMS rating 25 dialysis stations

Better than expected — 2 measures published as 'Better than Expected' for the most recent CMS reporting period.

Outcome measures

Measure	Facility rate	vs. Expected
Mortality	20.5	As Expected
Hospitalization	134.8	As Expected
Transfusion	31.6	As Expected
Bloodstream infection (SIR)	0.27	Better than Expected
Transplant waitlist (1y)	2.98	Better than Expected
ED visits	0.71	As Expected
ED visits within 30d of discharge	0.84	As Expected

Rates are risk-adjusted by CMS using the published Dialysis Facility Compare methodology — observed values are compared against the predicted value given the facility's patient case mix. The Better / As Expected / Worse classification reflects statistical significance.

Facility

Name: Fmc - Merrillville Dialysis Center
CMS Certification Number: 152541
ESRD Network: 9
Address: 550 West 84Th Drive, Merrillville, IN 46410
County: Lake County
Phone: (219) 795-1990
Chain: Fresenius Medical Care
Ownership: Profit
Dialysis stations: 25
Services offered: In-center hemodialysis , Peritoneal dialysis , Home hemodialysis training
CMS certified: 1996-08-30

Primary source

All outcome measures above are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Dialysis Facility Compare dataset. For the official CMS record on this facility, see Medicare Care Compare.

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