Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia in West Columbia, South Carolina - Dialysis Center

Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in West Columbia, South Carolina and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Lexington county at 105 Sum-mor Drive, West Columbia, SC, 29169. You can reach out to the office of Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia at (803) 733-1764. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 422550 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameFresenius Medical Care West Columbia
Location105 Sum-mor Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID422550
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


105 Sum-mor Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169
(803) 733-1764

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1558473363
Organization NameWest Columbia Dialysis
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of South Carolina, Inc.
Address105 Sum Mor Dr West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169
Phone Number(803) 733-1764

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NPI Number1780834028
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care West Columbia
Doing Business AsFresenius Medical Care Cna Kidney Centers, Llc
Address105 Sum Mor Dr West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169
Phone Number(803) 733-1764

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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.72%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.16%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.12%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).23%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.67%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.13%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).76%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).21%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).3%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).84%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).12%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).4%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data67
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL12

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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 center103
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2955
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    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 Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia108
Hypercalcemia patient months1016
Patients with Serumphosphor118
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL19
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/dL19

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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 100
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 801
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment58
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer12

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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 Summary103
Hospitalization Rate in facility173.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit304
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit107.3

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia 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 facility18.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.2

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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 Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia 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.47 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.28
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.12

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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 Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia'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 87
Transfusion Rate in facility36.9 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit83.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.1

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Neonatal inflammatory pain may contribute to increased food consumption, obesity in females

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia 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 Summary452
Mortality Rate in facility20.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.6

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Dialysis Facility in West Columbia, SC

Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia
Location: 105 Sum-mor Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169
Phone: (803) 733-1764

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Inflammatory pain at birth changes how the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with memory and eating behavior, works later in life, and this pain also causes adult rats to eat more frequently and in larger amounts, according to a study by Georgia State University and the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center.

Study shows that individuals with SAD misreport sleep patterns due to depression

Lying awake in bed plagues everyone occasionally, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, sleeplessness is routine. University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the Journal of Affective Disorders that individuals with seasonal affective disorder -a winter depression that leads to loss of motivation and interest in daily activities-have misconceptions about their sleep habits similar to those of insomniacs.

Scientist invents new approach to boost body's response to vaccinations

As the medical community searches for better vaccines and ways to deliver them, a University of Rochester scientist believes he has discovered a new approach to boosting the body's response to vaccinations.Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., found that the same molecules used in drugs that treat diabetes also stimulate B cells in the immune system, pushing them to make antibodies for protection against invading microorganisms.

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