Birmingham East Dialysis in Birmingham, Alabama - Dialysis Center

Birmingham East Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Birmingham, Alabama and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Jefferson county at 1105 East Park Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35235. You can reach out to the office of Birmingham East Dialysis at (205) 833-6003. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Birmingham East Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1979. The medicare id for this facility is 012508 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBirmingham East Dialysis
Location1105 East Park Drive, Birmingham, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID012508
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1105 East Park Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, 35235
(205) 833-6003

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

NPI Number1598738080
Organization NameBirmingham East Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Renal Care Inc
Address1105 E Park Dr Birmingham, Alabama, 35235
Phone Number(205) 833-6003

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Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.60%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.13%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.27%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).56%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%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).18%14%

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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.57%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.19%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.24%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).50%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).42%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).8%12%

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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. 80%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.20%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).51%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).32%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).17%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data44
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL14

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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 center100
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2846
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93

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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 Birmingham East Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia103
Hypercalcemia patient months878
Patients with Serumphosphor98
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL27

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First Edition: October 13, 2011

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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 68
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 494
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment52
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer9

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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 Summary79
Hospitalization Rate in facility234.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit379.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit149.1

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Birmingham East 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 facility25.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.9

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First Edition: October 13, 2011

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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 Birmingham East Dialysis 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.56 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.54
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.14

News Archive

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First Edition: October 13, 2011

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Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Birmingham East Dialysis'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 68
Transfusion Rate in facility38.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit95.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.3

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First Edition: October 13, 2011

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Birmingham East Dialysis 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 Summary435
Mortality Rate in facility26.1 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit33.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.9

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Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health care organizations, funded 792 grants nationwide, totaling approximately $16 million in the third quarter of 2010. Grants awarded to organizations this quarter included funding basic human services in California in a tight economy, offering dental care to women and children in the Mid-Atlantic States, and providing college scholarships to high school students in the Northwest to pursue careers in health care.

Romney's recent health policy decisions leading some conservatives to 'scratch their heads'

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney insists that when it comes to health care, his first priority is the full repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. But some of his actions of the past few days have conservatives scratching their heads. First, there was the appointment of Mike Leavitt, a former Utah governor and Health and Human Services secretary, to lead a potential Romney transition team.

First Edition: October 13, 2011

In today's headlines, a report about how Mitt Romney's health law waiver plan would work - states could skirt some of the measure's biggest requirements, but it's still not a complete repeal.

BioScale installs ViBE analytical tool at Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company

BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, today announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBE™ Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company.

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GSK, Valeant receive European CHMP positive opinion for Trobalt

GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced today that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorisation for Trobalt™ (retigabine) as an adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures, with or without secondary generalisation in adults aged 18 years and above with epilepsy.

Kaiser Permanente awards 792 grants in third quarter 2010

Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health care organizations, funded 792 grants nationwide, totaling approximately $16 million in the third quarter of 2010. Grants awarded to organizations this quarter included funding basic human services in California in a tight economy, offering dental care to women and children in the Mid-Atlantic States, and providing college scholarships to high school students in the Northwest to pursue careers in health care.

Romney's recent health policy decisions leading some conservatives to 'scratch their heads'

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney insists that when it comes to health care, his first priority is the full repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. But some of his actions of the past few days have conservatives scratching their heads. First, there was the appointment of Mike Leavitt, a former Utah governor and Health and Human Services secretary, to lead a potential Romney transition team.

First Edition: October 13, 2011

In today's headlines, a report about how Mitt Romney's health law waiver plan would work - states could skirt some of the measure's biggest requirements, but it's still not a complete repeal.

BioScale installs ViBE analytical tool at Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company

BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, today announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBE™ Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 5 days ago


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