Dialysis Facility

Davita Greater Charleston Dialysis

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Location
24 Maccorkle Ave Sw
South Charleston, WV 25303

Phone Number
(304) 720-2222

About Davita Greater Charleston Dialysis

Davita Greater Charleston Dialysis is a dialysis facility in South Charleston , West Virginia certified on 01/01/2002 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Davita Greater Charleston Dialysis is located at 24 Maccorkle Ave Sw, South Charleston, WV 25303 and can be contacted via phone number (304) 720-2222.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 23
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Davita
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 01/01/2002

Services Offered

  • In-center hemodialysis: Yes
  • Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
  • Home hemodialysis training: Yes
  • Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
Worse than Expected
74 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
97%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
98%
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
62.6%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
12%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
2%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
Worse than Expected
259.9 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
31%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
24.9 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)
40 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
45 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
74 %

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)
36 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
42 %
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
48 %