Universal Kidney Center Inc in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Dialysis Center

Universal Kidney Center Inc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and it has 15 dialysis stations. It is located in Broward county at 4875 Ne 20th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. You can reach out to the office of Universal Kidney Center Inc at (954) 958-9300. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Universal Kidney Center Inc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 102739 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameUniversal Kidney Center Inc
Location4875 Ne 20th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
No. of Dialysis Stations 15
Medicare ID102739
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


4875 Ne 20th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
(954) 958-9300

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1447362835
Doing Business AsUniversal Kidney Center Inc
Address4875 Ne 20th Terrace Fl Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
Phone Number(954) 958-9300

Patient Distribution

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 center14
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2127
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center82
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 Universal Kidney Center Inc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia18
Hypercalcemia patient months170
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor16
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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 20
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 106
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment69
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary14
Hospitalization Rate in facility81.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit406.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Universal Kidney Center Inc 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) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility34.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit50.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.1