Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc in Walla Walla, Washington - Dialysis Center

Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Walla Walla, Washington and it has 16 dialysis stations. It is located in Walla Walla county at 301 W Poplar Ste 120, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. You can reach out to the office of Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc at (509) 522-5633. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 502517 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Name	Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc
Location	301 W Poplar Ste 120, Walla Walla, Washington
No. of Dialysis Stations	16
Medicare ID	502517
Managed By	Fresenius Medical Care
Ownership Type	Profit
Late Shifts	Yes

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

NPI Number	1811009616
Doing Business As	Qualicenters Inland Northwest Llc
Address	301 W Poplar St Walla Walla, Washington, 99362
Phone Number	(509) 522-5633

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data	51
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL	6

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 center	67
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2	598
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center	99
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

• Peritoneal Dialysis

  Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	21
  Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7	183
  Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center	98
  Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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 Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia	89
Hypercalcemia patient months	814
Patients with Serumphosphor	95
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL	8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL	23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL	29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL	27
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL	13

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	73
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries	579
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment	84
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer	4

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) Year	January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary	75
Hospitalization Rate in facility	82.6 (Better than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	180.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	39.3

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Qualicenters - Walla Walla Llc 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) Year	January, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility	14.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit	26.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit	6.3