Nkc Elliott Bay Kidney Center

About Nkc Elliott Bay Kidney Center

Nkc Elliott Bay Kidney Center is a dialysis facility in Seattle , Washington certified on 09/05/1991 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Nkc Elliott Bay Kidney Center is located at 600 Broadway, Suite 240, Seattle, WA 98122 and can be contacted via phone number (206) 292-2515.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	18
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Northwest Kidney Centers
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/05/1991

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
24.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

98%

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

As Expected
61.9%

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

11%

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
222 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

Better than Expected
14.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
18.5 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)

75 %

Communication

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

80 %

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

85 %

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)

77 %

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

73 %

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

67 %