Northside Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest Univerisity

About Northside Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest Univerisity

Northside Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest Univerisity is a dialysis facility in Winston Salem , North Carolina certified on 10/19/2001 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Northside Dialysis Center Of Wake Forest Univerisity is located at 500 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston Salem, NC 27105 and can be contacted via phone number (336) 744-0577.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	45
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Wake Forest University
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	10/19/2001

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
18 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

95%

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

92%

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
63.1%

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

23%

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
196.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
30.3%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
26.3 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)

66 %

Communication

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

64 %

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

75 %

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)

59 %

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

62 %

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