Fresenius Kidney Care - Cumberland County - dialysis facility in Carlisle, PA

About Fresenius Kidney Care - Cumberland County

Fresenius Kidney Care - Cumberland County is a dialysis facility in Carlisle , Pennsylvania certified on 03/20/1998 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Fresenius Kidney Care - Cumberland County is located at 254 East High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 and can be contacted via phone number (717) 240-2944.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	16
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	03/20/1998

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
0 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis

94%

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
52.5%

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

25%

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
201.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
35.4%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
22.8 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)

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

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

Fresenius Kidney Care - Cumberland County