Cherry County Hospital Dialysis Unit - dialysis facility in Valentine, NE

About Cherry County Hospital Dialysis Unit

Cherry County Hospital Dialysis Unit is a dialysis facility in Valentine , Nebraska certified on 08/19/2002 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Cherry County Hospital Dialysis Unit is located at 510 N Green St, Valentine, NE 69201 and can be contacted via phone number (402) 376-2525.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	4
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/19/2002

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

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

N/A

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
125.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

N/A

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
9.5 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)

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