Dialysis Facility

Fresenius Medical Care Myrtle Beach

Quality Rating

Chain Owned Facility

Chain Organization: Fresenius Medical Care

Address

4592 Oleander Dr

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Contact

(843) 839-4273

Certification Date

06/30/2009

Details

CMS Certification Number

422623

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. No

Quality Measures

Survival Category

As Expected

Hospitalization Category

As Expected

Readmission Category

As Expected

Transfusion Category

As Expected

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

98%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

87%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

16%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

0%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

18.2

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

29

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

11.7

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

86.9

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

146.4

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

56

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

14.7

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

26.8

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

6.5

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

10.6

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

50.2

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

3.2

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

3.09

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

6.08

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

1.33

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

24.3

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

42.9

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

12.1

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.56

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

1.24

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.31

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

0.79

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.56

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.31

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0.8

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

2.18

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

0.2

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

82.8

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

95.5

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

69.2

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

3

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

23

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

18