Renal Care Group - Martinsville - dialysis facility in Martinsville, VA

About Renal Care Group - Martinsville

Renal Care Group - Martinsville is a dialysis facility in Martinsville , Virginia certified on 01/01/1982 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Renal Care Group - Martinsville is located at 500 Blue Ridge St, Martinsville, VA 24112 and can be contacted via phone number (276) 632-8023.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	25
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Fresenius Medical Care
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	01/01/1982

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
7.4 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

97%

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
56.3%

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
193.4 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
30.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
25.1 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)

64 %

Communication

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

63 %

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)

55 %

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