Dialysis Facility

Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley

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Location
42 Cape Road
Milford, MA 1757

Phone Number
(508) 634-4331

About Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley

Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley is a dialysis facility in Milford , Massachusetts certified on 11/30/1999 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley is located at 42 Cape Road, Milford, MA 1757 and can be contacted via phone number (508) 634-4331.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 19
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 11/30/1999

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
30.5 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
98%
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
65.4%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
16%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
0%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
184.5 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
31%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
21 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)
62 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
73 %
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)
69 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
54 %
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
54 %