Physicians North Beach

About Physicians North Beach

Physicians North Beach is a dialysis facility in Miami , Florida certified on 02/23/1983 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Physicians North Beach is located at 17801 Nw 2Nd Ave1, Miami, FL 33169 and can be contacted via phone number (305) 653-7222.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	22
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	02/23/1983

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

96%

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
62.5%

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

20%

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
191.6 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
26.6%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
33.6 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)

70 %

Communication

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

67 %

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)

52 %

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

59 %

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

66 %