Dialysis Facility

Fmc - The Kidney Center

Quality Rating

Chain Owned Facility

Chain Organization: Fresenius Medical Care

Address

888 Commonwealth Avenue

Boston, MA 02215

Contact

(617) 739-3000

Certification Date

08/05/1977

Details

CMS Certification Number

222500

Ownership Type

Profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

21

Services Offered

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

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

97%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

88%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

28%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

0%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

13.9

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

23.8

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

8.2

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

152.9

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

230.1

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

108.5

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

25.3

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

36.6

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

16

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

17.4

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

69.7

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

5.9

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

34.7

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

53.7

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

19.7

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.78

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

1.7

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.43

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

0.96

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.63

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.48

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

0.31

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

53.7

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

71.7

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

34.5

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

26

Serum Phosphorus Measures

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus < 3.5 mg/dL

9

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

28

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

33

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

18

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

11