Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Burgaw, North Carolina and it has 22 dialysis stations. It is located in Pender county at 704 South Dickerson Street, Burgaw, NC, 28425. You can reach out to the office of Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw at (910) 259-9925. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1992. The medicare id for this facility is 342558 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
Name | Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw |
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Location | 704 South Dickerson Street, Burgaw, North Carolina |
No. of Dialysis Stations | 22 |
Medicare ID | 342558 |
Managed By | Davita |
Ownership Type | Profit |
Late Shifts | No |
704 South Dickerson Street, Burgaw, North Carolina, 28425 | |
(910) 259-9925 | |
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NPI Number | 1780643361 |
Organization Name | Southeastern Dialysis Center Burgaw |
Doing Business As | Total Renal Care Of North Carolina Llc |
Address | 704 S Dickerson St Burgaw, North Carolina, 28425 |
Phone Number | (910) 259-9925 |
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Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them. | 67% | 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. | 19% | 18% |
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 47% | 60% |
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 35% | 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). | 18% | 14% |
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CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
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Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible. | 66% | 62% |
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible. | 18% | 20% |
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free. | 16% | 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). | 73% | 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). | 16% | 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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Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. | 84% | 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. | 16% | 20% |
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 75% | 68% |
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 20% | 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). | 5% | 12% |
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CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
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Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 44 |
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 20 |
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CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
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Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
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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 | 67 |
Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 654 |
Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 97 |
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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 Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw with elevated calcium levels.
Patients with hypercalcemia | 68 |
Hypercalcemia patient months | 676 |
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | 1 |
Patients with Serumphosphor | 71 |
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 9 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 26 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 34 |
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 21 |
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 11 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
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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 | 63 |
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 556 |
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 70 |
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 9 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago
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 | 58 |
Hospitalization Rate in facility | 137.9 (As Expected) |
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 262.9 |
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 75 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago
The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw 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 | 23.6 (As Expected) |
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 37.9 |
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 12.8 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago
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 Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw 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 | .75 (As Expected) |
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.03 |
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit | .19 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
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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 Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw'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 | 48 |
Transfusion Rate in facility | 12.7 (As Expected) |
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 61.5 |
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 3.2 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago
The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw 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 | 312 |
Mortality Rate in facility | 13.7 (As Expected) |
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 19.1 |
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 9.6 |
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The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago
Southeastern Dialysis Burgaw Location: 704 South Dickerson Street, Burgaw, North Carolina, 28425 Phone: (910) 259-9925 |
News Archive
The Buyers Health Care Action Group, a health care purchasing coalition in Minnesota for large employers, on Wednesday announced a pay-for-performance pilot program that will reward physicians who effectively treat depressed patients, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Institute Curie Hospital in France has purchased a second TomoTherapy® radiation therapy system, to support the increasing demand for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The Institute Curie Hospital has been treating cancer patients with TomoTherapy technology since March 2007, when it became the first hospital in France to adopt the technology.
CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.
Teaching staff at Warwick Medical School have long been concerned that trainee doctors do not get enough sleep. Sleep in the classroom that is. Despite sleep patterns being a major contributor to a number of illnesses on average most undergraduate doctors in the UK receive only 5 minutes education on sleep medicine.
› Verified 8 days ago