Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown - dialysis facility in Pottstown, PA

About Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown

Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown is a dialysis facility in Pottstown , Pennsylvania certified on 10/28/2013 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown is located at 2223 East High St., Pottstown, PA 19464 and can be contacted via phone number (610) 705-1895.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	21
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	10/28/2013

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis: Yes
Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
Home hemodialysis training: Yes
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

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

98%

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

86%

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
66.3%

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

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
170.2 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
32.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
22.3 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)

58 %

Communication

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

61 %

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

73 %

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)

62 %

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

52 %

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

49 %

Fresenius Kidney Care - Pottstown