Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

About Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is a dialysis facility in Albany , New York certified on 11/30/2011 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is located at 176 Washington Ave Extension, Albany, NY 12203 and can be contacted via phone number (518) 456-2429.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	18
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	11/30/2011

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

As Expected
17.6 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

95%

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
59%

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

20%

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
200.8 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
28.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
24.9 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)

76 %

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

89 %

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)

51 %

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

73 %

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