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Fmc Dialysis Services Of Palmer

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Not Available
Location
42 Wright Street
Palmer, MA 1069

Phone Number
(413) 284-0700

About Fmc Dialysis Services Of Palmer

Fmc Dialysis Services Of Palmer is a dialysis facility in Palmer , Massachusetts certified on 01/28/2003 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Fmc Dialysis Services Of Palmer is located at 42 Wright Street, Palmer, MA 1069 and can be contacted via phone number (413) 284-0700.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 13
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 01/28/2003

Services Offered

  • In-center hemodialysis: Yes
  • Peritoneal dialysis: No
  • Home hemodialysis training: No
  • Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
As Expected
35.7 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
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
73.5%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
4%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
1%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
141.2 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
37.2%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
18.5 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)
%

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
%
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
%

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