Davita Memphis Downtown Dialysis Pd

About Davita Memphis Downtown Dialysis Pd

Davita Memphis Downtown Dialysis Pd is a dialysis facility in Memphis , Tennessee certified on 12/17/2008 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Davita Memphis Downtown Dialysis Pd is located at 2076 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104 and can be contacted via phone number (901) 725-1169.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	28
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Davita
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	12/17/2008

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
5.2 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

98%

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

95%

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
66.9%

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

14%

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
213.8 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
24.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
23.5 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)

43 %

Communication

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

65 %

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

84 %

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)