Dci - Shreveport - dialysis facility in Shreveport, LA

About Dci - Shreveport

Dci - Shreveport is a dialysis facility in Shreveport , Louisiana certified on 09/20/1994 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Dci - Shreveport is located at 1322 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103 and can be contacted via phone number (318) 226-1020.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	30
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/20/1994

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
5.5 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

73%

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

29%

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
50.9%

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

23%

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
148.8 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
28.7%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
16.5 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)

70 %

Communication

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

76 %

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

76 %

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)

64 %

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

60 %

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

67 %

Dci - Shreveport