462511 Dixie Dialysis Center

About 462511 Dixie Dialysis Center

462511 Dixie Dialysis Center is a dialysis facility in Saint George , Utah certified on 08/29/1997 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. 462511 Dixie Dialysis Center is located at 720 S River Rd Ste D1100, Saint George, UT 84790 and can be contacted via phone number (435) 656-0857.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	20
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	University Of Utah Dialysis Program
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/29/1997

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
2.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

99%

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

98%

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
71.7%

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

15%

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
119.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
30.7%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
28.4 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)

93 %

Communication

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

55 %

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

82 %

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)

51 %

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

87 %

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

79 %