Dialysis Facility

462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc)

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Location
624 S 1000 E Ste 101
Saint George, UT 84790

Phone Number
(435) 656-4596

About 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc)

462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) is a dialysis facility in Saint George , Utah certified on 08/13/2008 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. 462542 Liberty Dialysis - St George (Fmc) is located at 624 S 1000 E Ste 101, Saint George, UT 84790 and can be contacted via phone number (435) 656-4596.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 19
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 08/13/2008

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
0 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
98%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
99%
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
77.5%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
9%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
3%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
148.2 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
25.6%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
24.4 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)
86 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
76 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
81 %

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)
76 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
86 %
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
76 %