033503 Gila River Dialysis West - dialysis facility in Laveen, AZ

About 033503 Gila River Dialysis West

033503 Gila River Dialysis West is a dialysis facility in Laveen , Arizona certified on 08/24/2005 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. 033503 Gila River Dialysis West is located at 9721 West Pecos Rd- Rr2, Box 807, Laveen, AZ 85339 and can be contacted via phone number (520) 550-6050.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	20
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/24/2005

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis: Yes
Peritoneal dialysis: No
Home hemodialysis training: No
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. No

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
4.6 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

95%

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

N/A

Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

N/A

Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

N/A

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

Better than Expected
88.4%

Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

As Expected
130.1 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
20.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
16.3 per 100 patient-years

Patient survey rating

Overall experience

Patients who gave the dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

71 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person

73 %

Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health

86 %

Doctors & staff

Patients who gave their kidney doctors a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

62 %

Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

75 %

Patients who reported that dialysis center staff “always” communicated well, kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible, behaved in a professional manner, and kept the center clean

70 %