DCI Gaffney in Gaffney, South Carolina - Dialysis Center

DCI Gaffney is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Gaffney, South Carolina and it has 28 dialysis stations. It is located in Cherokee county at 405 Tiffany Park, Gaffney, SC, 29341. You can reach out to the office of DCI Gaffney at (864) 487-1727. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Gaffney has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1994. The medicare id for this facility is 422553 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Gaffney
Location405 Tiffany Park, Gaffney, South Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 28
Medicare ID422553
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


405 Tiffany Park, Gaffney, South Carolina, 29341
(864) 487-1727

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1891728275
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address405 Tiffany Park Gaffney, South Carolina, 29341
Phone Number(864) 487-1727

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.77%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.9%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).72%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).24%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).4%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.76%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.6%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).81%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).18%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).1%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. 86%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.14%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).84%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).15%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).1%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data66
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL5

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 center112
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21075
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    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 DCI Gaffney with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia114
Hypercalcemia patient months1089
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor119
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL29
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 101
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 909
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment75
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer2

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 Summary101
Hospitalization Rate in facility110.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit197.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit67.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Gaffney 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 facility28.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.9