Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center

About Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center

Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center is a dialysis facility in Santa Barbara , California certified on 08/29/1978 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center is located at 222 Pesetas Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 and can be contacted via phone number (805) 964-7873.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	14
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/29/1978

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
22.4 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
75.8%

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

15%

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
137.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Better than Expected
11.3%

Frequency of patient death

Better than Expected
15.1 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)

75 %

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

85 %

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)

58 %

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

80 %

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

67 %