Dialysis Facility

Us Renal Care - West Baltimore

Quality Rating

Chain Owned Facility

Chain Organization: US Renal Care, Inc.

Address

22 S Athol Ave

Baltimore, MD 21229

Contact

(410) 947-3227

Certification Date

08/22/2005

Details

CMS Certification Number

212647

Ownership Type

Profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

15

Services Offered

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

Quality Measures

Survival Category

As Expected

Hospitalization Category

As Expected

Readmission Category

As Expected

Transfusion Category

As Expected

Waitlist Ratio Category

Not Available

ED Encounters within 30 Days Category

As Expected

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

93%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

31%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

0%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

27.8

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

38.7

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

20.2

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

151.1

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

226.9

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

104.1

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

28.1

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

37.1

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

19.7

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

36.1

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

96.3

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

16.7

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

11.9

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

48.2

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

1.9

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.76

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

1.45

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.42

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

1.24

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.81

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.75

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

0.31

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

25.9

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

47.4

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

3

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

37

Serum Phosphorus Measures

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus < 3.5 mg/dL

7

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 3.5-4.5 mg/dL

35

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 4.6-5.5 mg/dL

22

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 5.6-7.0 mg/dL

28

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

9