Dialysis Facility

Pure Life Renal Of Buffalo Inc.

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Location
6010 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221

Phone Number
(716) 631-4700

About Pure Life Renal Of Buffalo Inc.

Pure Life Renal Of Buffalo Inc. is a dialysis facility in Williamsville , New York certified on 05/27/1994 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Pure Life Renal Of Buffalo Inc. is located at 6010 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 and can be contacted via phone number (716) 631-4700.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 25
Ownership type Profit
Corporate name Independent
Chain owned No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 05/27/1994

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
14.6 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
91%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
54%
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
54%
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
1%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
150.3 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
21.2%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
22.6 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)
72 %

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
73 %

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)
72 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
64 %
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
60 %