Desert Cities Dialysis

About Desert Cities Dialysis

Desert Cities Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Victorville , California certified on 08/05/1991 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Desert Cities Dialysis is located at 12675 Hesperia Road, Victorville, CA 92392 and can be contacted via phone number (760) 241-8063.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	30
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/05/1991

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

Worse than Expected
44.6 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

90%

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

86%

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
54.5%

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

Worse than Expected
251.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
31.4%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
30.6 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)

82 %

Communication

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

66 %

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)

59 %

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

80 %

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

72 %