Linden Dialysis in Atlanta, Georgia - Dialysis Center

Linden Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Atlanta, Georgia and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Fulton county at 121 Linden Avenue Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30308. You can reach out to the office of Linden Dialysis at (404) 817-9700. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Linden Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1990. The medicare id for this facility is 112566 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Name	Linden Dialysis
Location	121 Linden Avenue Ne, Atlanta, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations	20
Medicare ID	112566
Managed By	Davita
Ownership Type	Profit
Late Shifts	No

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

NPI Number	1710946900
Organization Name	Linden Dialysis
Doing Business As	Southwest Atlanta Dialysis Centers Llc
Address	121 Linden Ave Ne Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Phone Number	(404) 817-9700

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	63
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2	131
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center	69
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

• Peritoneal Dialysis

  Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	29
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7	184
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	77
  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 Linden Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia	90
Hypercalcemia patient months	320
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg	1
Patients with Serumphosphor	62
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL	8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL	29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL	13
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL	31
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL	19

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	59
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries	99
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment	65
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	106
Hospitalization Rate in facility	267 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	408.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	186.2

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Linden Dialysis 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	29.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	40.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	19.3