Dialysis Facility

Fmc Linden Dialysis

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Location
630 West St. Georges Ave
Linden, NJ 7036

Phone Number
(908) 925-5161

About Fmc Linden Dialysis

Fmc Linden Dialysis is a dialysis facility in Linden , New Jersey certified on 11/16/2011 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Fmc Linden Dialysis is located at 630 West St. Georges Ave, Linden, NJ 7036 and can be contacted via phone number (908) 925-5161.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 19
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 11/16/2011

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
18.9 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
97%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
96%
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
67.9%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
9%

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
163.9 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
32%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
19.9 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)
71 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
78 %
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)
71 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
59 %
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
71 %