St. Christopher's Hospital For Children

About St. Christopher's Hospital For Children

St. Christopher's Hospital For Children is a dialysis facility in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania certified on 03/22/1999 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. St. Christopher's Hospital For Children is located at 160 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 and can be contacted via phone number (215) 427-5118.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	7
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	03/22/1999

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

N/A

Removing waste from blood

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

N/A

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

67%

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

N/A

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

N/A

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

N/A

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

N/A

Frequency of hospital readmission

N/A

Frequency of patient death

N/A

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)

Communication

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

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

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)

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

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