Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center in Bronx, New York - Dialysis Center

Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Bronx, New York and it has 15 dialysis stations. It is located in Bronx county at 100 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY, 10468. You can reach out to the office of Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center at (718) 410-1374. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in February, 2004. The medicare id for this facility is 332640 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center
Location100 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York
No. of Dialysis Stations 15
Medicare ID332640
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


100 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York, 10468
(718) 410-1374

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1063452563
Organization NameBronx River Nephro-care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center
Doing Business AsBronx River Nephro-care Inc.
Address100 W Kingsbridge Rd Bronx, New York, 10468
Phone Number(718) 579-0280

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data47
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL38

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 center148
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2958
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center91
    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 Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia151
Hypercalcemia patient months994
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg3
Patients with Serumphosphor162
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL34
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL17
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL5

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 111
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 595
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment50
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer22

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 Summary127
Hospitalization Rate in facility214.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit318
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit147.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center 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 facility32 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit43.3
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.4

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 Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center 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 facility1.36 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.27
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.76

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center'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 98
Transfusion Rate in facility52.7 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit97.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit30.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Bronx River Nephro Care At The Plaza Rehab & Nursing Center 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 Summary563
Mortality Rate in facility24 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit28.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.2

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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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