Davita Fort Lauderdale Dixie Dialysis

About Davita Fort Lauderdale Dixie Dialysis

Davita Fort Lauderdale Dixie Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Oakland Park , Florida certified on 08/27/1996 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Davita Fort Lauderdale Dixie Dialysis is located at 1299 East Commercial Blvd #100, Oakland Park, FL 33334 and can be contacted via phone number (954) 776-6056.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	18
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Davita
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/27/1996

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
26.1 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

100%

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

96%

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

As Expected
64.5%

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

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
193 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
26.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
23.2 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)

66 %

Communication

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

75 %

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

88 %

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)

71 %

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

64 %

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