Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Attalla, Alabama and it has 10 dialysis stations. It is located in Etowah county at 801 Gilbert Ferry Rd Se, Attalla, AL, 35954.
You can reach out to the office of Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla at (256) 691-0766. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2013. The medicare id for this facility is 012660 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
Dialysis Center Profile
| Name | Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla |
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| Location | 801 Gilbert Ferry Rd Se, Attalla, Alabama |
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| No. of Dialysis Stations | 10 |
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| Medicare ID | 012660 |
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| Managed By | Independent |
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| Ownership Type | Profit |
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| Late Shifts | No |
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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:
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Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1811418783 |
| Organization Name | Fresenius Kidney Care Attalla |
| Doing Business As | Fresenius Kidney Care Attalla, Llc |
| Address | 801 Gilbert Ferry Rd Se Attalla, Alabama, 35954 |
| Phone Number | (256) 691-0766 |
| NPI Number | 1992065650 |
| Doing Business As | Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla, Llc |
| Address | 801 Gilbert Ferry Rd Se Attalla, Alabama, 35954 |
| Phone Number | (256) 691-0766 |
Patient Distribution
Anemia Management
| Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 26 |
| Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 15 |
Dialysis Adequacy
Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.
- Hemodialysis
| Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 43 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 409 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 97 |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | |
- Peritoneal Dialysis
| Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | 10 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7 | 78 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center | |
Mineral and Bone Disorder
An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals
in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients
treated at Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla with elevated calcium levels.
| Patients with hypercalcemia | 55 |
| Hypercalcemia patient months | 504 |
| Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | 2 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor | 59 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 5 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 21 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 34 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 25 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 15 |
Vascular Access
The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it
allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access.
Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.
| Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 35 |
| Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 251 |
| Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 71 |
| Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 11 |
Hospitalization Rate
The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the
hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected),
compared to similar patients treated at other centers.
| Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary | 47 |
| Hospitalization Rate in facility | 130.4 (As Expected) |
| Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 253.3 |
| Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 70.3 |
Readmission Rate
The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Physicians Choice Dialysis Of Attalla
were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or
about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.
| Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Readmission Rate in facility | 27.7 (As Expected) |
| Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 39.7 |
| Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 17.8 |