Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center in Rochester, New York - Dialysis Center

Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Rochester, New York and it has 48 dialysis stations. It is located in Monroe county at 370 Ridge Road East, Rochester, NY, 14621. You can reach out to the office of Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center at (585) 922-0300. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2009. The medicare id for this facility is 333554 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRochester General Hospital Dialysis Center
Location370 Ridge Road East, Rochester, New York
No. of Dialysis Stations 48
Medicare ID333554
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


370 Ridge Road East, Rochester, New York, 14621
(585) 922-0300

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1063454619
Organization NameRochester General Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsRochester General Hospital
Address370 Ridge Rd E Rochester, New York, 14621
Phone Number(585) 922-0300

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.75%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.12%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.13%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).67%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%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).8%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.65%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.18%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.17%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).67%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).25%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).8%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. 82%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.18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).74%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%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).4%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data182
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL4
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 g/dL2

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 center312
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.22844
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center118
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7970
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center90
    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 Rochester General Hospital Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia431
Hypercalcemia patient months4019
Patients with Serumphosphor448
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL9

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 211
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1788
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment73
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

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 Summary361
Hospitalization Rate in facility229.4 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit293.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit185.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Rochester General Hospital Dialysis 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 facility29.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit35.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit23.6

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 Rochester General Hospital Dialysis 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 facility.94 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.39
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.61

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Rochester General Hospital Dialysis 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 322
Transfusion Rate in facility59.6 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit83.5
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit44.4

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Rochester General Hospital Dialysis 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 Summary1975
Mortality Rate in facility14.8 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit16.7
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.

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