Dialysis Facility

Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis

Quality Rating

Address

300 Longwood Avenue

Dialysis Unit, Farley Four

Boston, MA 02115

Contact

(617) 355-7631

Certification Date

08/05/1977

Details

CMS Certification Number

222312

Ownership Type

Non-profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

7

Services Offered

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

Quality Measures

Survival Category

Not Available

Hospitalization Category

As Expected

Readmission Category

Not Available

Transfusion Category

Not Available

Waitlist Ratio Category

Better than Expected

ED Encounters within 30 Days Category

As Expected

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

64.7

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

236.9

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

20.4

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

2.74

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

4.59

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

1.5

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

25

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

54.3

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

8.5

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

0.43

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.83

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.02

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

1.06

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

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

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

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

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL