Fresenius Medical Care Northern Wake - dialysis facility in Wake Forest, NC

About Fresenius Medical Care Northern Wake

Fresenius Medical Care Northern Wake is a dialysis facility in Wake Forest , North Carolina certified on 01/11/2016 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Fresenius Medical Care Northern Wake is located at 2700 Leighton Ridge Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587 and can be contacted via phone number (919) 554-2359.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	16
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	01/11/2016

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
11.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

93%

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

90%

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
62.7%

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
152.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
20.2%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
18.5 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