Satellite Healthcare Of Poplar Avenue LLC

About Satellite Healthcare Of Poplar Avenue LLC

Satellite Healthcare Of Poplar Avenue LLC is a dialysis facility in Memphis , Tennessee certified on 02/24/2010 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis. Satellite Healthcare Of Poplar Avenue LLC is located at 1333 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 and can be contacted via phone number (901) 725-0482.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	24
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	02/24/2010

Services Offered

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

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions

As Expected
2.3 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
68.2%

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

15%

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
234.7 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
35.9%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
25.5 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)

63 %

Communication

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

70 %

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

84 %

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)

54 %

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

50 %

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

64 %