Bio-Medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc

About Bio-Medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc

Bio-Medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc is a dialysis facility in Rome , Georgia certified on 09/08/2005 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Bio-Medical Applications Of Georgia, Inc is located at 172 Three Rivers Drive Ne, Rome, GA 30161 and can be contacted via phone number (706) 233-9718.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	22
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/08/2005

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

As Expected
9.4 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
63.2%

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
158 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
35.3%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
25.5 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)

55 %

Communication

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

62 %

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)

56 %

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