Dialysis Facility

Bma - Roanoke-Salem Dialysis

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Location
2021 Apperson Dr
Salem, VA 24153

Phone Number
(540) 725-1796

About Bma - Roanoke-Salem Dialysis

Bma - Roanoke-Salem Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Salem , Virginia certified on 10/01/1977 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Bma - Roanoke-Salem Dialysis is located at 2021 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153 and can be contacted via phone number (540) 725-1796.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 25
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 10/01/1977

Services Offered

  • In-center hemodialysis: Yes
  • Peritoneal dialysis: No
  • Home hemodialysis training: No
  • Shifts starting after 5 p.m. No

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
As Expected
22 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
94%
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
64.7%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
12%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
1%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
193.5 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
23.2%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
22.9 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)
63 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
56 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
76 %

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)
49 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
69 %
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
65 %