Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles

About Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles

Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles is a dialysis facility in Los Angeles , California certified on 07/28/1977 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles is located at Division Of Nephrology (Dialysis) 4650 Sunset Blvd., Box 40, Los Angeles, CA 90027 and can be contacted via phone number (323) 361-4788.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	10
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/28/1977

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

76%

Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

136%

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

Worse than Expected
410 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
32.3%

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