Albert Einstein Medical Center

About Albert Einstein Medical Center

Albert Einstein Medical Center is a dialysis facility in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania certified on 09/01/1977 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Albert Einstein Medical Center is located at 5501 Old York Road1, Philadelphia, PA 19141 and can be contacted via phone number (215) 456-6444.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	10
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/01/1977

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

Worse than Expected
79.7 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

N/A

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

30%

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

N/A

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

N/A

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

14%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

Worse than Expected
340 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Worse than Expected
49.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
22.7 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