DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village in Cheswick, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Allegheny county at 725 Freeport Road, Cheswick, PA, 15024. You can reach out to the office of DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village at (412) 823-6041. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in December, 2000. The medicare id for this facility is 392676 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village
Location725 Freeport Road, Cheswick, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID392676
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


725 Freeport Road, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 15024
(412) 823-6041

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1750314142
Doing Business AsDci Renal Services Of Pittsburgh Llc
Address725 Freeport Rd Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 15024
Phone Number(724) 275-7801

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data15
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL7

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 center36
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2301
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center3
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.731
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia42
Hypercalcemia patient months357
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor43
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL32
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

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 21
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 175
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment78
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer17

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 Summary32
Hospitalization Rate in facility251.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit449.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit147.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village 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 facility24.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit38.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13.5

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 DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village 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.32 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.59
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.02

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village'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 29
Transfusion Rate in facility49.6 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit161.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village 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 Summary194
Mortality Rate in facility15 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit20.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.6

Dialysis Facility in Cheswick, PA

DCI Renal Services Of Pittsburgh, Llc - Harmar Village
Location: 725 Freeport Road, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 15024
Phone: (412) 823-6041
Harmarville Dialysis
Location: 791 Freeport Road, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, 15024
Phone: (724) 274-9281

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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