Davita Tucson East Dialysis

About Davita Tucson East Dialysis

Davita Tucson East Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Tucson , Arizona certified on 05/26/1978 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Davita Tucson East Dialysis is located at 6420 E Broadway Blvd Ste C300, Tucson, AZ 85710 and can be contacted via phone number (520) 790-2775.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	27
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Davita
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	05/26/1978

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

As Expected
23.4 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

99%

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
66.8%

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

17%

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
224.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
25.4%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
31.1 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)

49 %

Communication

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

62 %

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

83 %

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)

56 %

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

47 %

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