North Main Kidney Center

About North Main Kidney Center

North Main Kidney Center is a dialysis facility in Columbia , South Carolina certified on 01/07/2011 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. North Main Kidney Center is located at 3900 North Main Street Suite A, Columbia, SC 29203 and can be contacted via phone number (803) 779-1201.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	21
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	American Renal Associates
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	01/07/2011

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

Worse than Expected
71.7 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

96%

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

82%

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

Worse than Expected
33.4%

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

26%

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
156.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
27.5%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
21.7 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