Usrc South Aiken, LLC

About Usrc South Aiken, LLC

Usrc South Aiken, LLC is a dialysis facility in Aiken , South Carolina certified on 04/12/2006 . This facility offers in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training. Usrc South Aiken, LLC is located at 169 Crepe Myrtle Dr, Aiken, SC 29803 and can be contacted via phone number (803) 644-8484.

Details

# of hemodialysis stations	18
Ownership type	Profit
Corporate name	Us Renal Care, Inc.
Chain owned	Yes
Date of Medicare certification or recertification	04/12/2006

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
48.5 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
56.1%

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

12%

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
232.9 per 100 patient-years

Frequency of hospital readmission

As Expected
32%

Frequency of patient death

Worse than Expected
31.7 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)

57 %

Communication

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

68 %

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

77 %

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)

50 %

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

53 %

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 %