DCI Azalea Place in Charleston, South Carolina - Dialysis Center

DCI Azalea Place is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Charleston, South Carolina and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Charleston county at 2270 Technical Parkway, Charleston, SC, 29406. You can reach out to the office of DCI Azalea Place at (843) 863-8974. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Azalea Place has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1986. The medicare id for this facility is 422524 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Azalea Place
Location2270 Technical Parkway, Charleston, South Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID422524
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


2270 Technical Parkway, Charleston, South Carolina, 29406
(843) 863-8974

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NPI Number1578596953
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address2270 Technical Pkwy Charleston, South Carolina, 29406
Phone Number(843) 723-7227

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data34
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL29

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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 center56
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2547
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center89

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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 DCI Azalea Place with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia57
Hypercalcemia patient months560
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor58
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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Vascular Access

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Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 65
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 457
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment57
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer13

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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 Summary55
Hospitalization Rate in facility317.2 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit483.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit214.3

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Azalea Place 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 facility37.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit50.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit26

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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 DCI Azalea Place 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.28 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.4
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

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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 DCI Azalea Place'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 45
Transfusion Rate in facility89.3 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit183.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit47.4

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Azalea Place 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 Summary269
Mortality Rate in facility23.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit32.8
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.6

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Dialysis Facility in Charleston, SC

DCI West Ashley
Location: 46 B Markfield Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407
Phone: (843) 766-2317
DCI Azalea Place
Location: 2270 Technical Parkway, Charleston, South Carolina, 29406
Phone: (843) 863-8974
DCI Magnolia Court
Location: 1427 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29403
Phone: (843) 853-3399
DCI James Island
Location: 959 Folly Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 29412
Phone: (843) 795-8386
RAI Care Centers Charleston
Location: 2080 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston, South Carolina, 29414
Phone: (843) 766-4655

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