DCI Skowhegan is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Skowhegan, Maine and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Somerset county at Dialysis Clinic Inc. Skowhegan, Me, Skowhegan, ME, 04976. You can reach out to the office of DCI Skowhegan at (207) 474-6002. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Skowhegan has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 2003. The medicare id for this facility is 202509 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
Name | DCI Skowhegan |
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Location | Dialysis Clinic Inc. Skowhegan, Me, Skowhegan, Maine |
No. of Dialysis Stations | 12 |
Medicare ID | 202509 |
Managed By | Dialysis Clinic, Inc. |
Ownership Type | Non-Profit |
Late Shifts | No |
Dialysis Clinic Inc. Skowhegan, Me, Skowhegan, Maine, 04976 | |
(207) 474-6002 | |
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NPI Number | 1225061708 |
Doing Business As | Dialysis Clinic Inc. |
Address | 27 Research Dr Skowhegan, Maine, 04976 |
Phone Number | (207) 474-6002 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
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As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
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Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 32 |
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 13 |
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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.
Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 50 |
Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 448 |
Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 93 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
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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 DCI Skowhegan with elevated calcium levels.
Patients with hypercalcemia | 51 |
Hypercalcemia patient months | 460 |
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | 2 |
Patients with Serumphosphor | 50 |
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 7 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 20 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 32 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 24 |
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 16 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
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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 | 388 |
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 81 |
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 2 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
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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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary | 42 |
Hospitalization Rate in facility | 150.5 (As Expected) |
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 294.6 |
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 80.6 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
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The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Skowhegan 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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
Readmission Rate in facility | 4.7 (Better than Expected) |
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 15.6 |
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | .7 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
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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 DCI Skowhegan 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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
Infection Rate in facility | .46 (As Expected) |
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.26 |
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit | .02 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
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Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Skowhegan'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 | 35 |
Transfusion Rate in facility | 24.1 (As Expected) |
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 101.9 |
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 6.8 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
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The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Skowhegan 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) Year | January, 2013 - December, 2016 |
Patients in facility's Survival Summary | 172 |
Mortality Rate in facility | 15.1 (As Expected) |
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 22.1 |
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 9.9 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
› Verified 2 days ago
DCI Skowhegan Location: Dialysis Clinic Inc. Skowhegan, Me, Skowhegan, Maine, 04976 Phone: (207) 474-6002 |
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Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels.
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, research shows that testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and twelve other medical centers in the United States, in partnership with the National Institute on Aging.
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic.
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