M.S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

M.S. Hershey Medical Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Hershey, Pennsylvania and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Dauphin county at M.c. Hu23, University Physicians Center 1400, Hershey, PA, 17033. You can reach out to the office of M.S. Hershey Medical Center at (717) 531-5033. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. M.S. Hershey Medical Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in December, 1980. The medicare id for this facility is 390256 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameM.S. Hershey Medical Center
LocationM.c. Hu23, University Physicians Center 1400, Hershey, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID390256
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


M.c. Hu23, University Physicians Center 1400, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
(717) 531-5033

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 M.S. Hershey Medical Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1043399751
Organization NamePenn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Renal Dialysis
Doing Business AsThe Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Address500 University Dr Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Phone Number(800) 243-1455

Patient Distribution

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 center48
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2407
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center91
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center3
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.214
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center24
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7194
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center73
    Pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the centre7
    Pediatric patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.744
    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 M.S. Hershey Medical Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia73
Hypercalcemia patient months652
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg3
Patients with Serumphosphor75
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL21

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 47
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 234
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment54
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer35

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 Summary53
Hospitalization Rate in facility191.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit342.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit111.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at M.S. Hershey Medical 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 facility19.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit30.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.5