Fresenius Medical Care Irmo - dialysis facility in Irmo, SC

About Fresenius Medical Care Irmo

Fresenius Medical Care Irmo is a dialysis facility in Irmo , South Carolina certified on 07/17/2001 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Fresenius Medical Care Irmo is located at 1012 Lykes Lane, Irmo, SC 29063 and can be contacted via phone number (803) 749-7088.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	21
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/17/2001

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis: Yes
Peritoneal dialysis: No
Home hemodialysis training: No
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. No

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
42.4 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

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

37%

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
60.2%

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
122 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
19.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
20 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)

57 %

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

82 %

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)

52 %

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

43 %

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

56 %