Carolina Dialysis Carrboro - dialysis facility in Carrboro, NC

About Carolina Dialysis Carrboro

Carolina Dialysis Carrboro is a dialysis facility in Carrboro , North Carolina certified on 07/01/2002 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Carolina Dialysis Carrboro is located at 105 Renee Lynne Court, Carrboro, NC 27510 and can be contacted via phone number (919) 966-4359.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	41
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/01/2002

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
3.9 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

98%

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

93%

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

60%

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
51.4%

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
155 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Better than Expected
15.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
19.3 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)

59 %

Communication

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

60 %

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

72 %

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)

52 %

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

58 %

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

54 %