DCI - Tulane-New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana - Dialysis Center

DCI - Tulane-New Orleans is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in New Orleans, Louisiana and it has 25 dialysis stations. It is located in Orleans county at 1661 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112. You can reach out to the office of DCI - Tulane-New Orleans at (504) 581-4957. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI - Tulane-New Orleans has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 192575 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI - Tulane-New Orleans
Location1661 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 25
Medicare ID192575
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1661 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
(504) 581-4957

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1548293921
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address1661 Canal St New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
Phone Number(504) 581-4957

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.61%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.10%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.29%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).46%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%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).33%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.47%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.21%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.32%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).30%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).27%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).43%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 61%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.39%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).38%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).36%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data77
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL16

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 center113
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21081
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center89
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center22
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7158
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center82
    Pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the centre6
    Pediatric patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.742
    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 DCI - Tulane-New Orleans with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia133
Hypercalcemia patient months1283
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg3
Patients with Serumphosphor137
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL15

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 92
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 763
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment68
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer8

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 Summary116
Hospitalization Rate in facility216.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit329.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit151.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI - Tulane-New Orleans 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 facility31.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit41.3
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.3