Dialysis Facility

Massachusetts General Hospital - Dialysis

Quality Rating

Address

55 Fruit St, Bigelow 10

Dialysis Unit

Boston, MA 02114

Contact

(617) 726-3700

Certification Date

08/31/1977

Details

CMS Certification Number

222306

Ownership Type

Non-profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

11

Services Offered

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

Quality Measures

Survival Category

As Expected

Hospitalization Category

As Expected

Readmission Category

Not Available

Transfusion Category

Not Available

Waitlist Ratio Category

Not Available

ED Encounters within 30 Days Category

Not Available

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

69%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

8.7

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

32.3

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

0.9

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

100.1

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

296.6

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

38.1

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

82.7

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

96.3

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

46.5

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.41

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

1.83

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.1

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

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

23

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

23

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

28

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

19