Blanchard Valley Dialysis Services, LLC

About Blanchard Valley Dialysis Services, LLC

Blanchard Valley Dialysis Services, LLC is a dialysis facility in Findlay , Ohio certified on 04/01/2007 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Blanchard Valley Dialysis Services, LLC is located at 1717 Medical Blvd # C, Findlay, OH 45840 and can be contacted via phone number (419) 420-1633.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	21
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Us Renal Care, Inc.
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	04/01/2007

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
29.9 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

92%

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

95%

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
48.1%

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

27%

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
157.8 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
17.9%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
15.5 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)

68 %

Communication

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

66 %

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)

62 %

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

60 %

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

58 %