Davita Northwest Dialysis Center

About Davita Northwest Dialysis Center

Davita Northwest Dialysis Center is a dialysis facility in Baltimore , Maryland certified on 07/21/2008 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Davita Northwest Dialysis Center is located at 2245 Rolling Run Dr Ste 1, Baltimore, MD 21244 and can be contacted via phone number (410) 265-0158.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	21
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Davita
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/21/2008

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis: Yes
Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
Home hemodialysis training: No
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
15.8 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

96%

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

As Expected
60.6%

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

15%

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
127.2 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
18.3%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
15.8 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)

41 %

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

71 %

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)

51 %

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

50 %