Universal Kidney Center Inc

About Universal Kidney Center Inc

Universal Kidney Center Inc is a dialysis facility in Fort Lauderdale , Florida certified on 10/14/1998 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. Universal Kidney Center Inc is located at 4875 Ne 20Th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 and can be contacted via phone number (954) 958-9300.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	15
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Independent
Chain owned	No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	10/14/1998

Services Offered

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

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

N/A

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
58.9%

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

24%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood

19%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission

As Expected
169.3 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

N/A

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
18.1 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)

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