Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) in Tucson, Arizona - Dialysis Center

Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Tucson, Arizona and it has 25 dialysis stations. It is located in Pima county at 1011 E Pennsylvania St, Tucson, AZ, 85719. You can reach out to the office of Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) at (520) 806-0007. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 032565 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDesert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI)
Location1011 E Pennsylvania St, Tucson, Arizona
No. of Dialysis Stations 25
Medicare ID032565
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1011 E Pennsylvania St, Tucson, Arizona, 85719
(520) 806-0007

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Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1871526251
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address1011 E Pennsylvania St Tucson, Arizona, 85714
Phone Number(520) 806-0071

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data29
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL3

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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 center71
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2633
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia77
Hypercalcemia patient months703
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor80
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL22

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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 48
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 365
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment90
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer5

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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 Summary57
Hospitalization Rate in facility154.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit287.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit87

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Desert Dialysis Center South Tucson (DCI) 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 facility15.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7

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Should researchers inform research participants, if they discover genetic disease risks in the participants? Yes, many would say, if the information is helpful to the participants.

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