Bon Secours Hospital

About Bon Secours Hospital

Bon Secours Hospital is a dialysis facility in Baltimore , Maryland certified on 05/01/1980 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Bon Secours Hospital is located at Renal Dialysis Unit1, Baltimore, MD 21223 and can be contacted via phone number (410) 362-3094.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	35
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Bon Secours
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	05/01/1980

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
29.6 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

Worse than Expected
42.3%

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

37%

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
156.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
29.2%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
16.2 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)

69 %

Communication

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

57 %

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

80 %

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)

50 %

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

67 %