OAK Street Dialysis in Valdosta, Georgia - Dialysis Center

OAK Street Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Valdosta, Georgia and it has 23 dialysis stations. It is located in Lowndes county at 2704 N Oak Street Building H, Valdosta, GA, 31602. You can reach out to the office of OAK Street Dialysis at (229) 247-4857. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. OAK Street Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 112515 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameOAK Street Dialysis
Location2704 N Oak Street Building H, Valdosta, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 23
Medicare ID112515
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


2704 N Oak Street Building H, Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
(229) 247-4857

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1366410417
Organization NameOak Street Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Renal Care Inc
Address2704 N Oak St Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
Phone Number(229) 247-4857

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data37
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL5

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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 center61
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2531
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    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 OAK Street Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia64
Hypercalcemia patient months556
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor64
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL4
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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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 85
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 485
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment59
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer10

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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 Summary53
Hospitalization Rate in facility193.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit344.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit113.2

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at OAK Street 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 facility24 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit36.3
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.3

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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 OAK Street 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 facility1.99 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit4.14
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.81

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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 OAK Street 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 44
Transfusion Rate in facility20.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit100.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.2

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at OAK Street 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 Summary245
Mortality Rate in facility28.5 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.1

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Dialysis Facility in Valdosta, GA

OAK Street Dialysis
Location: 2704 N Oak Street Building H, Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
Phone: (229) 247-4857
Us Renal Care Of South Georgia
Location: 3564 North Crossing Circle, Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
Phone: (229) 249-3222
Us Renal Care Of Central Valdosta
Location: 506 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia, 31601
Phone: (229) 219-0099
RAI Care Center Patterson
Location: 1115 South Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia, 31601
Phone: (229) 244-6288
NRA - Valdosta (North) Georgia
Location: 4358 Kings Way, Valdosta, Georgia, 31602
Phone: (229) 244-6923

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