DCI - Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana - Dialysis Center

DCI - Shreveport is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Shreveport, Louisiana and it has 30 dialysis stations. It is located in Caddo county at 1322 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. You can reach out to the office of DCI - Shreveport at (318) 226-1020. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI - Shreveport has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1994. The medicare id for this facility is 192586 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI - Shreveport
Location1322 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, Louisiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 30
Medicare ID192586
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1322 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103
(318) 226-1020

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1356374730
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address1322 Kings Hwy Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103
Phone Number(318) 226-1020

NPI Number1396255311
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc
Address2020 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, Louisiana, 71118
Phone Number(318) 683-4475

NPI Number1528164670
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address745 Olive St Shreveport, Louisiana, 71104
Phone Number(318) 673-8250

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data65
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL3

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 center89
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2821
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center6
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.235
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center18
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7138
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center91
    Pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the centre1
    Pediatric patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.712
    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 - Shreveport with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia109
Hypercalcemia patient months994
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor112
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL19

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 70
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 662
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment77
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer13

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 Summary97
Hospitalization Rate in facility159.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit276.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit99.6

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI - Shreveport 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 facility18.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.8

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at DCI - Shreveport get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Infection Rate in facility.68 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.51
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.25

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI - Shreveport's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 81
Transfusion Rate in facility18.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit59.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.5

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI - Shreveport lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary468
Mortality Rate in facility19.3 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.3

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

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