Fresenius Medical Services Of Catawba Valley - dialysis facility in Conover, NC

About Fresenius Medical Services Of Catawba Valley

Fresenius Medical Services Of Catawba Valley is a dialysis facility in Conover , North Carolina certified on 12/29/2003 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Fresenius Medical Services Of Catawba Valley is located at 301 10Th Street Nw1, Conover, NC 28613 and can be contacted via phone number (828) 464-3830.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	25
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	12/29/2003

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
23.5 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

100%

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
82.3%

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
105 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
21.6%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
19.6 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)

74 %

Communication

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

63 %

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

88 %

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)

61 %

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

62 %