Carolinas Medical Center Dialysis Unit

About Carolinas Medical Center Dialysis Unit

Carolinas Medical Center Dialysis Unit is a dialysis facility in Charlotte , North Carolina certified on 09/01/1976 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Carolinas Medical Center Dialysis Unit is located at 1000 Blythe Blvd1, Charlotte, NC 28232 and can be contacted via phone number (704) 381-7749.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	9
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/01/1976

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

N/A

Removing waste from blood

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

N/A

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

45%

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

N/A

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

N/A

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

N/A

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

As Expected
109.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

N/A

Frequency of patient death

N/A

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)

Communication

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

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

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)

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

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