Dialysis Facility

Davita Boston Dialysis

Quality Rating

Chain Owned Facility

Chain Organization: DaVita

Address

660 Harrison Avenue

Dialysis Unit

Boston, MA 02118

Contact

(617) 859-7000

Certification Date

06/23/1993

Details

CMS Certification Number

222526

Ownership Type

Profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

37

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

As Expected

Transfusion Category

As Expected

Waitlist Ratio Category

As Expected

ED Encounters within 30 Days Category

As Expected

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

98%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

90%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

23%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

0%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

17

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

25.3

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

11.8

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

109

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

155.5

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

80.9

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

25.8

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

33.8

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

18.7

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

37

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

71.6

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

22

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

1.88

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

3.58

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

0.86

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

28.8

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

42.4

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

18.2

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

1.26

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

2.01

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.89

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

1.14

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.65

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.72

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0.24

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

0.58

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

0.08

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

56.4

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

70.3

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

41.7

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

24

Serum Phosphorus Measures

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus < 3.5 mg/dL

8

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

22

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

29

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

25

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

17