Davita - Northumberland Dialysis in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

Davita - Northumberland Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Northumberland county at 103 West State Route 61, Mt. Carmel, PA, 17851. You can reach out to the office of Davita - Northumberland Dialysis at (570) 339-5558. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Davita - Northumberland Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 392613 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDavita - Northumberland Dialysis
Location103 West State Route 61, Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID392613
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


103 West State Route 61, Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, 17851
(570) 339-5558

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1619939477
Organization NameNorthumberland Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Renal Care Inc
Address103 W State Route 61 Mt Carmel, Pennsylvania, 17851
Phone Number(570) 339-5558

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.17%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.7%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).73%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%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).6%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.60%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.31%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.9%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).62%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).31%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).7%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. 83%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.17%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).70%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).19%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).11%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data32
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL16

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 center63
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2586
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    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 Davita - Northumberland Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia67
Hypercalcemia patient months621
Patients with Serumphosphor70
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL35
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL7

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 58
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 462
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment83
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer9

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 Summary56
Hospitalization Rate in facility130.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit251.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit70.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita - Northumberland Dialysis 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 facility21 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit35.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.7