FMC - Defuniak Springs

FMC - Defuniak Springs is a for profit kidney dialysis center located in Defuniak Springs, Florida. It is owned by Fresenius Medical Care.

The center received its certification or recertification from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2008. It has 19 dialysis stations.

FMC - Defuniak Springs does not offer shifts starting after 5pm. You cannot start your dialysis treatment at 5pm or later.

The center offers both in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The center also offers home hemodialysis training.

Understand the level of patient care and talk to your doctor about the right dialysis facility for you.

Avoiding unnecessary transfusions is a key goal of anemia management. An anemic person has fewer or smaller red blood cells and less hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen. A lower transfusion rate is better.

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