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Davita Pdi Fitchburg

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Location
551 Electric Avenue
Fitchburg, MA 1420

Phone Number
(978) 343-4100

About Davita Pdi Fitchburg

Davita Pdi Fitchburg is a dialysis facility in Fitchburg , Massachusetts certified on 10/02/1996 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Davita Pdi Fitchburg is located at 551 Electric Avenue, Fitchburg, MA 1420 and can be contacted via phone number (978) 343-4100.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 19
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Davita
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 10/02/1996

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
5.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
99%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
82%
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
70%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
9%

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
As Expected
161.4 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
25.6%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
22.4 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)
59 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
57 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
82 %

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)
65 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
62 %
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
58 %