Chippewa Dialysis Services in Sault St Marie, Michigan - Dialysis Center

Chippewa Dialysis Services is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Sault St Marie, Michigan and it has 9 dialysis stations. It is located in Chippewa county at 509 Osborn Blvd, Sault St Marie, MI, 49783. You can reach out to the office of Chippewa Dialysis Services at (906) 635-4640. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Chippewa Dialysis Services has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 230239 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameChippewa Dialysis Services
Location509 Osborn Blvd, Sault St Marie, Michigan
No. of Dialysis Stations 9
Medicare ID230239
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


509 Osborn Blvd, Sault St Marie, Michigan, 49783
(906) 635-4640

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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 Chippewa Dialysis Services from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1295845766
Organization NameChippewa Dialysis Services
Doing Business AsChippewa County War Memorial Hospital Inc.
Address509 Osborn Blvd Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, 49783
Phone Number(906) 253-1009

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data36
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL31

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 center52
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2456
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center87
    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 Chippewa Dialysis Services with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia60
Hypercalcemia patient months540
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg3
Patients with Serumphosphor65
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
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 45
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 399
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 Summary47
Hospitalization Rate in facility169.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit302.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit98.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Chippewa Dialysis Services 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 facility20.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit33.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.1

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 Chippewa Dialysis Services 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 facility2.59 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit4.51
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.36

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Chippewa Dialysis Services'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 43
Transfusion Rate in facility38.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit110.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Chippewa Dialysis Services 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 Summary210
Mortality Rate in facility15.3 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.5

Dialysis Facility in Sault St Marie, MI

Chippewa Dialysis Services
Location: 509 Osborn Blvd, Sault St Marie, Michigan, 49783
Phone: (906) 635-4640

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.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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