Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Fontana

About Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Fontana

Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Fontana is a dialysis facility in Fontana , California certified on 07/24/1991 . This facility offers peritoneal dialysis. Kaiser Foundation Hospital Medical Ctr.- Fontana is located at Peritoneal Dialysis Unit, 9985 Sierra Avenue Mob-3, Fontana, CA 92335 and can be contacted via phone number (909) 427-4253.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	5
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Kaiser Permanente
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	07/24/1991

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

Worse than Expected
64.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

N/A

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

78%

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

Worse than Expected
385.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
22.4%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
47.6 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)

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