Home Dialysis Services Hershey, LLC

About Home Dialysis Services Hershey, LLC

Home Dialysis Services Hershey, LLC is a dialysis facility in Hershey , Pennsylvania certified on 03/08/2016 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Home Dialysis Services Hershey, LLC is located at 555 E. Chocolate Ave., Suite 102, Hershey, PA 17033 and can be contacted via phone number (717) 500-5177.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	5
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Home Dialysis Services
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	03/08/2016

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

N/A

Removing waste from blood

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

73%

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

77%

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
42.5%

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

28%

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
288.2 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Worse than Expected
49.1%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
45.3 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)

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