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University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington

Quality Rating:
Patient Survey Rating:
Location
35 Joy Drive
South Burlington, VT 5403

Phone Number
(802) 847-3030

About University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington

University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington is a dialysis facility in South Burlington , Vermont certified on 05/01/2000 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and shift starting at 5:00 p.m. or later. University Of Vermont Medical Center Dialysis South Burlington is located at 35 Joy Drive, South Burlington, VT 5403 and can be contacted via phone number (802) 847-3030.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations 18
Ownership type Non-Profit
Corporate name Independent
Chain owned No
Date of Medicare certification or recertification 05/01/2000

Services Offered

  • In-center hemodialysis: Yes
  • Peritoneal dialysis: Yes
  • Home hemodialysis training: Yes
  • Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Rating

Avoiding unnecessary tranfusions

Rate of transfusions
As Expected
19 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
81%
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
61.8%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein for at least 3 consecutive complete months, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
22%

Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance

Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
6%

Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths

Frequency of hospital admission
As Expected
193.5 per 100 patient-years
Frequency of hospital readmission
As Expected
27%
Frequency of patient death
As Expected
20.4 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)
77 %

Communication

Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person
57 %
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health
73 %

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)
49 %
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible)
70 %
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
65 %