Lake Norman Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest University - dialysis facility in Mooresville, NC

About Lake Norman Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest University

Lake Norman Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest University is a dialysis facility in Mooresville , North Carolina certified on 08/18/2000 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Lake Norman Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest University is located at 164 Professional Park Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117 and can be contacted via phone number (704) 799-1860.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	27
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Wake Forest University
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	08/18/2000

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
32.1 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

100%

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
81.1%

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
166.2 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
26.6%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
23.1 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)

62 %

Communication

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

68 %

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

79 %

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)

63 %

Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)

55 %

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

59 %