322547-The Kidney Care Center, LLC

About 322547-The Kidney Care Center, LLC

322547-The Kidney Care Center, LLC is a dialysis facility in Hobbs , New Mexico certified on 02/09/2016 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. 322547-The Kidney Care Center, LLC is located at 3921 N. Calle Grande, Hobbs, NM 88240 and can be contacted via phone number (575) 738-0400.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	17
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Kidney Care Center, LLC
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	02/09/2016

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

Worse than Expected
55.5 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

86%

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

82%

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

As Expected
61.3%

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

21%

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
249.3 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
39.4%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
42 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)

Communication

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

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

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)

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

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