Androscoggin Kidney Center in Auburn, Maine - Dialysis Center

Androscoggin Kidney Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Auburn, Maine and it has 18 dialysis stations. It is located in Androscoggin county at 1100 Minot Avenue, Auburn, ME, 04210. You can reach out to the office of Androscoggin Kidney Center at (207) 795-1315. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Androscoggin Kidney Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 202506 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameAndroscoggin Kidney Center
Location1100 Minot Avenue, Auburn, Maine
No. of Dialysis Stations 18
Medicare ID202506
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1100 Minot Avenue, Auburn, Maine, 04210
(207) 795-1315

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NPI Number1518983592
Organization NameAndroscoggin Kidney Center
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Maine, Inc.
Address1100 Minot Ave Auburn, Maine, 04210
Phone Number(207) 795-1315

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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.79%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.8%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).66%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).32%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).2%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.79%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.13%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.8%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).75%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).24%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).1%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. 87%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.13%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).77%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%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).2%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data51
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL16

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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 center89
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2764
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center100

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center20
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7131
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center92

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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 Androscoggin Kidney Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia109
Hypercalcemia patient months930
Patients with Serumphosphor112
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL39
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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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 94
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 636
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/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 Summary82
Hospitalization Rate in facility128.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit229.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit74.3

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Androscoggin Kidney 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 facility13.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit24.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.6

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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 Androscoggin Kidney 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.64 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.75
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.16

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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 Androscoggin Kidney 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 70
Transfusion Rate in facility13.9 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit52.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit4.3

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In the course of a study conducted throughout Germany, medical professionals have compared different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It turned out that the best results were not achieved with conventional steroid therapy. Under the auspices of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Hannover Medical School, the team published their findings in the journal Annals of Neurology.

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Androscoggin Kidney 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 Summary343
Mortality Rate in facility12.2 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit16.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.7

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Medical professionals compare different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica

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Dialysis Facility in Auburn, ME

Androscoggin Kidney Center
Location: 1100 Minot Avenue, Auburn, Maine, 04210
Phone: (207) 795-1315

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Medical professionals compare different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica

In the course of a study conducted throughout Germany, medical professionals have compared different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It turned out that the best results were not achieved with conventional steroid therapy. Under the auspices of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Hannover Medical School, the team published their findings in the journal Annals of Neurology.

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