Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC

About Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC

Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC is a dialysis facility in Gadsden , Alabama certified on 11/18/2011 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Fresenius Kidney Care Gadsden Acq, LLC is located at 800 Goodyear Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35903 and can be contacted via phone number (256) 456-1242.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	22
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	11/18/2011

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

Worse than Expected
53.4 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

72%

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
58.8%

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

11%

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
225.1 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
29.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
22.6 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)

61 %

Communication

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

64 %

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

74 %

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)

70 %

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

62 %

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

58 %