Avera St Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota - Dialysis Center

Avera St Lukes Hospital is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Aberdeen, South Dakota and it has 10 dialysis stations. It is located in Brown county at 305 S State St, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. You can reach out to the office of Avera St Lukes Hospital at (605) 622-5550. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Avera St Lukes Hospital has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 430014 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameAvera St Lukes Hospital
Location305 S State St, Aberdeen, South Dakota
No. of Dialysis Stations 10
Medicare ID430014
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


305 S State St, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401
(605) 622-5550

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NPI Number1649221664
Doing Business AsAvera St Lukes
Address305 S State St Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401
Phone Number(605) 622-5000

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data53
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL8

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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 center50
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2492
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center100
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center14
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7112
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center83
    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 Avera St Lukes Hospital with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia66
Hypercalcemia patient months628
Patients with Serumphosphor68
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL34
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL4

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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 58
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 545
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment64
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer26

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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 Summary64
Hospitalization Rate in facility121.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit222.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit68.2

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera St Lukes Hospital 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 facility20 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit32.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.7

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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 Avera St Lukes Hospital 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 facility1.28 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.52
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.56

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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 Avera St Lukes Hospital'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 54
Transfusion Rate in facility40.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit93.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.5

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera St Lukes Hospital 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 Summary272
Mortality Rate in facility12.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit17.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.3

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Dialysis Facility in Aberdeen, SD

Avera St Lukes Hospital
Location: 305 S State St, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401
Phone: (605) 622-5550
Total Renal Care Inc
Location: 3313 6th Ave Se, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401
Phone: (605) 225-7344

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IASIS Healthcare signs agreement to acquire Brim Holdings

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Malaria approaches must be adjusted to account for local contexts, 'changing realities'

Noting "April 25 marks World Malaria Day, an opportunity for those who work to defeat the illness to review progress and renew commitments," Laurence Slutsker and Patrick Kachur of the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, write in a Malaria Journal opinion piece, "After a decade of steady success, this year's commemoration of the date is also an opportunity to reconsider current approaches and assess the state of the science needed to keep pace in the global effort to combat malaria."

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