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Davita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis

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Location
220 15Th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Phone Number
(205) 345-6004

About Davita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis

Davita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Tuscaloosa , Alabama certified on 10/21/1977 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Davita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis is located at 220 15Th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 and can be contacted via phone number (205) 345-6004.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 23
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Davita
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 10/21/1977

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
As Expected
8.5 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
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
50.5%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
10%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
1%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
179.8 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
29.7%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
21.8 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)
67 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
72 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
73 %

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)
72 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
61 %
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 %

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