RCG Fort Payne in Fort Payne, Alabama - Dialysis Center

RCG Fort Payne is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Fort Payne, Alabama and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in De Kalb county at 2202 Jordan Road Sw, Fort Payne, AL, 35968. You can reach out to the office of RCG Fort Payne at (256) 845-9979. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. RCG Fort Payne has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 012595 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRCG Fort Payne
Location2202 Jordan Road Sw, Fort Payne, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID012595
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


2202 Jordan Road Sw, Fort Payne, Alabama, 35968
(256) 845-9979

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NPI Number1639281470
Organization NameRcg Fort Payne
Doing Business AsNna Of Alabama, Inc.
Address2202 Jordan Rd Sw Fort Payne, Alabama, 35968
Phone Number(256) 845-9979

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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.70%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.16%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.14%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).73%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).16%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).11%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.71%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.10%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).84%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).13%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).3%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. 91%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.9%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).86%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).7%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).7%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data27
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL4

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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 center58
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2535
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center90
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center5
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.755
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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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 RCG Fort Payne with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia67
Hypercalcemia patient months622
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor71
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL9

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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 53
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 426
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/longer2

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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 Summary54
Hospitalization Rate in facility81.9 (Better than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit177.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit39.9

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RCG Fort Payne 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 facility11.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit2.5

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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 RCG Fort Payne 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 facility1.02 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.77
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.26

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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 RCG Fort Payne'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 49
Transfusion Rate in facility32.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit93
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.6

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RCG Fort Payne 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 Summary258
Mortality Rate in facility13.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit19.2
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.7

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Dialysis Facility in Fort Payne, AL

RCG Fort Payne
Location: 2202 Jordan Road Sw, Fort Payne, Alabama, 35968
Phone: (256) 845-9979

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