Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center in Schenectady, New York - Dialysis Center

Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Schenectady, New York and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Schenectady county at 650 Mcclellan Street, Schenectady, NY, 12304. You can reach out to the office of Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center at (518) 382-0202. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1988. The medicare id for this facility is 332523 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFms-Capital District Dialysis Center
Location650 Mcclellan Street, Schenectady, New York
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID332523
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


650 Mcclellan Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304
(518) 382-0202

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1326142191
Organization NameFms-capital District Dialysis
Doing Business AsNew York Dialysis Services, Inc.
Address650 Mcclellan Street Schenectady, New York, 12304
Phone Number(518) 382-0201

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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.69%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.17%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).72%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).17%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.59%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.22%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).58%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).31%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).11%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. 81%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.19%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).67%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).17%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).16%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data69
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL17
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 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 center151
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21304
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    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 Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia153
Hypercalcemia patient months1329
Patients with Serumphosphor158
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
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 118
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 956
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment54
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer22

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Opsens third-quarter revenues increase 15% to $1,469,000

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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 Summary155
Hospitalization Rate in facility234.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit345.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit169.3

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fms-Capital District Dialysis 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 facility24.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.9

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Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

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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 Fms-Capital District Dialysis 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.57 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.12
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.25

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Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

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Researchers said that developing brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation are emerging as significant treatment options for the millions of patients "poorly served" by existing therapies.

Opsens third-quarter revenues increase 15% to $1,469,000

Opsens Inc. today released its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2010.

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), today noted that the current "FDA fiasco" involving the agency's initial approval and subsequent recall of Merck's troubled arthritis drug, Vioxx, raises serious questions about the FDA's ongoing parallel role in the approval of generic AIDS drugs for widespread use in Africa and the developing world.

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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 Fms-Capital District Dialysis 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 124
Transfusion Rate in facility38.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit79.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.4

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Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

By using induced pluripotent stem cells to create endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the brain for the first time for a neurodegenerative disease, University of California, Irvine neurobiologists and colleagues have learned why Huntington's disease patients have defects in the blood-brain barrier that contribute to the symptoms of this fatal disorder.

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the presentation of recent preclinical data using its next generation of minimally invasive intradermal (skin) electroporation delivery devices at the Phacilitate Vaccine Forum 2011 in Washington, DC.

Investigational device-based therapies will lead to entirely new treatment options for chronic depression sufferers

Researchers said that developing brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation are emerging as significant treatment options for the millions of patients "poorly served" by existing therapies.

Opsens third-quarter revenues increase 15% to $1,469,000

Opsens Inc. today released its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2010.

FDA Vioxx fiasco raises questions about AIDS drug approvals for developing world

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), today noted that the current "FDA fiasco" involving the agency's initial approval and subsequent recall of Merck's troubled arthritis drug, Vioxx, raises serious questions about the FDA's ongoing parallel role in the approval of generic AIDS drugs for widespread use in Africa and the developing world.

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fms-Capital District Dialysis 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 Summary801
Mortality Rate in facility21.3 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.6

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Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

By using induced pluripotent stem cells to create endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the brain for the first time for a neurodegenerative disease, University of California, Irvine neurobiologists and colleagues have learned why Huntington's disease patients have defects in the blood-brain barrier that contribute to the symptoms of this fatal disorder.

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Investigational device-based therapies will lead to entirely new treatment options for chronic depression sufferers

Researchers said that developing brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation are emerging as significant treatment options for the millions of patients "poorly served" by existing therapies.

Opsens third-quarter revenues increase 15% to $1,469,000

Opsens Inc. today released its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2010.

FDA Vioxx fiasco raises questions about AIDS drug approvals for developing world

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), today noted that the current "FDA fiasco" involving the agency's initial approval and subsequent recall of Merck's troubled arthritis drug, Vioxx, raises serious questions about the FDA's ongoing parallel role in the approval of generic AIDS drugs for widespread use in Africa and the developing world.

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Dialysis Facility in Schenectady, NY

Fms-Capital District Dialysis Center
Location: 650 Mcclellan Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304
Phone: (518) 382-0202
Fms-Niskayuna Dialysis Center
Location: 2345 Nott Street East, Schenectady, New York, 12309
Phone: (518) 346-5186
Schenectady Partners Llc
Location: 1594 State Street, Schenectady, New York, 12304
Phone: (518) 382-5309

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Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

By using induced pluripotent stem cells to create endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the brain for the first time for a neurodegenerative disease, University of California, Irvine neurobiologists and colleagues have learned why Huntington's disease patients have defects in the blood-brain barrier that contribute to the symptoms of this fatal disorder.

Preclinical data on Inovio's intradermal electroporation delivery devices presented at Phacilitate Vaccine Forum

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the presentation of recent preclinical data using its next generation of minimally invasive intradermal (skin) electroporation delivery devices at the Phacilitate Vaccine Forum 2011 in Washington, DC.

Investigational device-based therapies will lead to entirely new treatment options for chronic depression sufferers

Researchers said that developing brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation are emerging as significant treatment options for the millions of patients "poorly served" by existing therapies.

Opsens third-quarter revenues increase 15% to $1,469,000

Opsens Inc. today released its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended May 31, 2010.

FDA Vioxx fiasco raises questions about AIDS drug approvals for developing world

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), today noted that the current "FDA fiasco" involving the agency's initial approval and subsequent recall of Merck's troubled arthritis drug, Vioxx, raises serious questions about the FDA's ongoing parallel role in the approval of generic AIDS drugs for widespread use in Africa and the developing world.

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