Forest Park Kidney Center

About Forest Park Kidney Center

Forest Park Kidney Center is a dialysis facility in Saint Louis , Missouri certified on 03/09/1998 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Forest Park Kidney Center is located at 4205 Forest Park Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108 and can be contacted via phone number (314) 286-0800.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	32
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	03/09/1998

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
11.9 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

87%

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
50.9%

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
182.1 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
30.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
19 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)

78 %

Communication

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

67 %

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

84 %

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)

56 %

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

63 %

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

64 %