Dialysis Facility

Blalock Dialysis Center, Inc

Quality Rating

Address

1170 Blalock Road

Suite 200

Houston, TX 77055

Contact

(713) 463-6611

Certification Date

10/15/2014

Details

CMS Certification Number

672749

Ownership Type

Profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

20

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis Yes
Peritoneal dialysis No
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

As Expected

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

96%

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

20.8

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

44.7

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

7.5

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

83

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

246

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

31.6

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

3

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

55.4

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

0.1

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.42

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

2.25

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.09

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

1.18

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

3.68

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.14

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

54.2

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

95.1

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

10.7

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

24

Serum Phosphorus Measures

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus < 3.5 mg/dL

2

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

15

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

26

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

36

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

21