Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County in Tarboro, North Carolina - Dialysis Center

Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Tarboro, North Carolina and it has 35 dialysis stations. It is located in Edgecombe county at 3206 Western Blvd, Tarboro, NC, 27886. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County at (252) 641-9004. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1995. The medicare id for this facility is 342577 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis Care Of Edgecombe County
Location3206 Western Blvd, Tarboro, North Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 35
Medicare ID342577
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

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3206 Western Blvd, Tarboro, North Carolina, 27886
(252) 641-9004

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NPI Number1861451387
Organization NameDialysis Care Of Edgecombe County
Doing Business AsTotal Renal Care Of North Carolina Llc
Address3206 Western Blvd Tarboro, North Carolina, 27886
Phone Number(252) 641-9004

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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.66%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.18%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.16%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).64%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).30%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).6%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.54%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.26%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.20%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).53%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).16%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).63%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%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).15%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data82
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL30

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Dialysis Adequacy

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Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center110
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2991
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center18
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7129
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center93
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis 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 Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia129
Hypercalcemia patient months1188
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor134
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL16

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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 108
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 887
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment65
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 Summary113
Hospitalization Rate in facility236.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit361.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit164.8

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County 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 facility34.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit45
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit24.7

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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 Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County 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.9 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.87
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.36

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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 Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County'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 100
Transfusion Rate in facility41.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit82.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit23

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County 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 Summary504
Mortality Rate in facility21.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.5

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Dialysis Facility in Tarboro, NC

Dialysis Care Of Edgecombe County
Location: 3206 Western Blvd, Tarboro, North Carolina, 27886
Phone: (252) 641-9004
FMS Ena Home, Llc
Location: 122 Hospital Drive, Tarboro, North Carolina, 27886
Phone: (252) 824-0017
Fresenius Medical Care - Tarboro
Location: 120 Hospital Drive, Tarboro, North Carolina, 27886
Phone: (252) 823-7046

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