Davita Weymouth Dialysis

About Davita Weymouth Dialysis

Davita Weymouth Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Weymouth , Massachusetts certified on 08/13/1991 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Davita Weymouth Dialysis is located at 330 Libbey Industrial Parkway1, Weymouth, MA 2189 and can be contacted via phone number (781) 331-7700.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	27
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Davita
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/13/1991

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

Better than Expected
0 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

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
73.5%

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

12%

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
196.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
33.3%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
17.9 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)

65 %

Communication

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

71 %

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

75 %

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)