Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County - dialysis facility in Boone, NC

About Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County

Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County is a dialysis facility in Boone , North Carolina certified on 05/01/1989 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County is located at 2640 Nc Hwy. 105, Suite 201, Boone, NC 28607 and can be contacted via phone number (828) 268-7502.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	16
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	05/01/1989

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
11.8 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

N/A

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

Better than Expected
83.7%

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
158.5 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
38.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
17.1 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