University Dialysis Center

About University Dialysis Center

University Dialysis Center is a dialysis facility in Syracuse , New York certified on 09/25/1980 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. University Dialysis Center is located at 1127 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 and can be contacted via phone number (315) 473-5100.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	27
Ownership type	Non-Profit
Corporate name	Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	09/25/1980

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

Worse than Expected
54.8 per 100 patient-years

Removing waste from blood

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

93%

Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis

89%

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

Using the most effective access to the bloodstream

Rate of fistula

As Expected
57.3%

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

25%

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

Worse than Expected
272.1 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
33.8%

Frequency of patient death

As Expected
27.7 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)

38 %

Communication

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

55 %

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

74 %

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)

35 %

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