Davita - White Ponds Dialysis in Akron, Ohio - Dialysis Center

Davita - White Ponds Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Akron, Ohio and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Summit county at 791 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH, 44320. You can reach out to the office of Davita - White Ponds Dialysis at (330) 873-1150. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Davita - White Ponds Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in April, 2000. The medicare id for this facility is 362623 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDavita - White Ponds Dialysis
Location791 White Pond Drive, Akron, Ohio
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID362623
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


791 White Pond Drive, Akron, Ohio, 44320
(330) 873-1150

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NPI Number1174579775
Organization NameWhite Ponds Dialysis
Doing Business AsIsd Summit Renal Care Llc
Address791 White Pond Dr Akron, Ohio, 44320
Phone Number(330) 835-9083

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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.17%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.14%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).60%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).8%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.57%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.20%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.23%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).72%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).12%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. 79%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.21%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).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).13%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data29
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL28

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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 center97
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2859
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center7
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.715

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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 Davita - White Ponds Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia104
Hypercalcemia patient months874
Patients with Serumphosphor112
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL36
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL15

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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 60
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 377
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment49
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer19

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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 Summary72
Hospitalization Rate in facility235.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit366
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit156.7

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita - White Ponds Dialysis 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 facility23.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.9

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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 Davita - White Ponds Dialysis 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 facility1.35 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.57
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.63

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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 Davita - White Ponds Dialysis'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 61
Transfusion Rate in facility27.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit83.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.3

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita - White Ponds Dialysis 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 Summary392
Mortality Rate in facility13.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.7

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