Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist in Kansas City, Missouri - Dialysis Center

Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Kansas City, Missouri and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Jackson county at 6530 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO, 64131. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist at (816) 363-8228. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 262537 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist
Location6530 Troost Ave, Kansas City, Missouri
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID262537
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


6530 Troost Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131
(816) 363-8228

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1275566655
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Address6530 Troost Ave Kansas City, Missouri, 64131
Phone Number(816) 363-8228

NPI Number1518407493
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc
Address2715 Swope Pkwy Kansas City, Missouri, 64130
Phone Number(816) 861-0960

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.76%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.10%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).64%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).29%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).7%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.61%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.24%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.15%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).49%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).30%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).21%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. 79%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.21%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).55%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%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).19%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data66
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL6
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 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 center125
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21187
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
    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 Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia128
Hypercalcemia patient months1221
Patients with Serumphosphor133
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL12
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/dL25
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 99
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 909
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/longer3

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 Summary108
Hospitalization Rate in facility133.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit237
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit82

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist 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 facility13.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit22.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.2

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 Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist 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.21 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.02
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist'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 97
Transfusion Rate in facility14.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit47.2
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.2

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Baptist 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 Summary541
Mortality Rate in facility17.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit22
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13

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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.

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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