Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) in Arvada, Colorado - Dialysis Center

Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Arvada, Colorado and it has 21 dialysis stations. It is located in Jefferson county at 5265 Vance St, Arvada, CO, 80002. You can reach out to the office of Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) at (303) 403-1127. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by American Renal Associates. Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 2008. The medicare id for this facility is 062554 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Name	Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA)
Location	5265 Vance St, Arvada, Colorado
No. of Dialysis Stations	21
Medicare ID	062554
Managed By	American Renal Associates
Ownership Type	Profit
Late Shifts	Yes

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1770772030
Organization Name	Kidney Center Of Arvada
Doing Business As	Kidney Center Of Arvada Llc
Address	5265 Vance St Arvada, Colorado, 80002
Phone Number	(303) 403-1127

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.	82%	67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.	8%	15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.	10%	18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	79%	60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	16%	26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	5%	14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.	71%	62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.	14%	20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.	15%	18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	77%	62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	15%	26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	8%	12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them.	83%	80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.	17%	20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	83%	68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	13%	20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).	4%	12%

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data	35
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL	23

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	107
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2	937
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center	99
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

• Peritoneal Dialysis

  Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	17
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7	140
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	89
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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 Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia	129
Hypercalcemia patient months	1145
Patients with Serumphosphor	137
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL	7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL	28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL	36
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL	24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL	5

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	66
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries	549
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment	86
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer	10

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	88
Hospitalization Rate in facility	159.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	273.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	95.3

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Kidney Center Of Arvada (ARA) 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	11.3 (Better than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	20.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	5.4