FKC Foothills Dialysis

  About FKC Foothills Dialysis

  Survey Ratings for FKC Foothills Dialysis

In addition to the overall rating, CMS is required to regularly survey patients about their experience at FKC Foothills Dialysis. 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 Foothills Dialysis:

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  Five-Star Quality of Patient Care Rating for FKC Foothills Dialysis

Overall Rating:   

The dialysis facility quality of patient care rating for FKC Foothills Dialysis 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.

  Other Dialysis Facilities in Tuscaloosa

Below is a list of dialysis facilities near FKC Foothills Dialysis. You should consider reviewing the information about these facilities when deciding on which dialysis facility that you want to go to.

DaVita Northriver Home Dialysis (PD) (1850 McFarland Blvd North STE B, 35406)	3:
DaVita Northport Dialysis (2401 HOSPITAL DRIVE, 35476)	2:
DaVita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis (220 15TH STREET, 35401)	1:
DaVita Tuscaloosa Dialysis (805 OLD MILL STREET, 35401)	1:
RRC NORTHRIDGE (4400 WATERMELON ROAD, 35473)	1:
DaVita Crimson Dialysis (6521 Hwy 69 S, 35405)	1:
FKC Foothills Dialysis (914 Dr Edward Hillard Dr, 35401)	1: