East Los Angeles Dialysis Center

About East Los Angeles Dialysis Center

East Los Angeles Dialysis Center is a dialysis facility in East Los Angeles , California certified on 03/05/2007 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. East Los Angeles Dialysis Center is located at 5830 E. Whittier Blvd., East Los Angeles, CA 90022 and can be contacted via phone number (323) 887-8545.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	40
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	03/05/2007

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
29.6 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

78%

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
69.8%

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
246.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
32.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
24.6 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)

54 %

Communication

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

61 %

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

77 %

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)

49 %

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

53 %

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

52 %