Bma - Blue Ridge - dialysis facility in Bedford, VA

About Bma - Blue Ridge

Bma - Blue Ridge is a dialysis facility in Bedford , Virginia certified on 04/01/1991 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Bma - Blue Ridge is located at 838 Ole Turnpike Dr, Bedford, VA 24523 and can be contacted via phone number (540) 586-9777.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	16
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	04/01/1991

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
13.3 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

96%

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

N/A

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
62%

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

13%

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
150.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Better than Expected
13.8%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
16 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)

80 %

Communication

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

71 %

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

83 %

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)

60 %

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

68 %

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

69 %

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