Appalachian Dialysis in New Tazewell, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

Appalachian Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in New Tazewell, Tennessee and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Claiborne county at 503 Elm Avenue, New Tazewell, TN, 37825. You can reach out to the office of Appalachian Dialysis at (423) 626-1242. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Appalachian Dialysis has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1991. The medicare id for this facility is 442567 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameAppalachian Dialysis
Location503 Elm Avenue, New Tazewell, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID442567
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


503 Elm Avenue, New Tazewell, Tennessee, 37825
(423) 626-1242

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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 Appalachian Dialysis from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1144590613
Organization NameAppalachian Dialysis
Doing Business AsTotal Renal Care Inc
Address503 Elm Ave New Tazewell, Tennessee, 37825
Phone Number(423) 626-1242

NPI Number1821022740
Organization NameAppalachian Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsFort Sanders Kidney Center
Address503 Elm Ave New Tazewell, Tennessee, 37825
Phone Number(865) 637-5186

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data15
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL13

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 center43
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2343
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
    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 Appalachian Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia46
Hypercalcemia patient months376
Patients with Serumphosphor53
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL38
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL16

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 40
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 238
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment68
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

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 Summary45
Hospitalization Rate in facility216.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit377.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit130.1

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Appalachian 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 facility23.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit38.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.8