Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center in Walnut Creek, California - Dialysis Center

Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Walnut Creek, California and it has 21 dialysis stations. It is located in Contra Costa county at 1221 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595. You can reach out to the office of Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center at (925) 295-9830. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2014. The medicare id for this facility is 552772 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameWalnut Creek West Dialysis Center
Location1221 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 21
Medicare ID552772
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1221 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, California, 94595
(925) 295-9830

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

NPI Number1902212962
Organization NameWalnut Creek West Dialysis
Doing Business AsTotal Renal Care Inc
Address1221 Rossmoor Pkwy Walnut Creek, California, 94595
Phone Number(925) 295-9830

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data14
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL14

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 center55
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2430
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center73
    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 Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia57
Hypercalcemia patient months446
Patients with Serumphosphor53
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL4
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL43
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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 56
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 178
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment49
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer26

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 facility321.8 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit533.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit201.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center 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 facility42.8 (Worse than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit53.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit31.8

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 Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center 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.57 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.88
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.1

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center'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 24
Transfusion Rate in facility32 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit187.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center 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 Summary109
Mortality Rate in facility16.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.8
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.4

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Walnut Creek West Dialysis Center
Location: 1221 Rossmoor Pkwy, Walnut Creek, California, 94595
Phone: (925) 295-9830

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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