West Texas Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Big Spring, Texas and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Howard county at 501 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, TX, 79720. You can reach out to the office of West Texas Dialysis Center at (432) 267-2903. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. West Texas Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in February, 1988. The medicare id for this facility is 452604 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
| Name | West Texas Dialysis Center |
|---|---|
| Location | 501 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, Texas |
| No. of Dialysis Stations | 20 |
| Medicare ID | 452604 |
| Managed By | Fresenius Medical Care |
| Ownership Type | Profit |
| Late Shifts | No |
| 501 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, Texas, 79720 | |
| (432) 267-2903 | |
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| NPI Number | 1265544159 |
| Organization Name | West Texas Dialysis Center |
| Doing Business As | Bio-medical Applications Of Texas, Inc. |
| Address | 501 Birdwell Ln Ste 10 Big Spring, Texas, 79720 |
| Phone Number | (432) 267-2903 |
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| Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 29 |
| Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 7 |
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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.
| Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 58 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 542 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 98 |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center |
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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 West Texas Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.
| Patients with hypercalcemia | 59 |
| Hypercalcemia patient months | 547 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor | 61 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 13 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 30 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 33 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 15 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 9 |
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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 | 71 |
| Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 458 |
| Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 65 |
| Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 15 |
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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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary | 56 |
| Hospitalization Rate in facility | 131.1 (As Expected) |
| Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 240.7 |
| Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 74.5 |
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The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at West Texas Dialysis Center 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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Readmission Rate in facility | 28.2 (As Expected) |
| Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 41.5 |
| Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 17.1 |
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An audit of regional and rural Australia's health workforce has revealed that the 'bush' has become increasingly reliant on overseas-trained doctors to ensure health services are maintained.
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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 West Texas Dialysis Center 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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Infection Rate in facility | 3.55 (Worse than Expected) |
| SIR: Upper Confidence Limit | 5.72 |
| SIR: Lower Confidence Limit | 2.06 |
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Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether West Texas Dialysis Center'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 | 53 |
| Transfusion Rate in facility | 25.9 (As Expected) |
| Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 79.2 |
| Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 9.7 |
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Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State University study.
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Their pregnancies are carried by the males but, when it comes to breeding, seahorses have more in common with humans than previously thought, new research from the University of Sydney reveals.
› Verified 3 days ago
The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at West Texas Dialysis Center 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) Year | January, 2013 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Survival Summary | 263 |
| Mortality Rate in facility | 25.6 (Worse than Expected) |
| Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 33.8 |
| Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 19 |
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An audit of regional and rural Australia's health workforce has revealed that the 'bush' has become increasingly reliant on overseas-trained doctors to ensure health services are maintained.
Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State University study.
Northstar Healthcare Inc. today announced it has issued a Directors' Circular in response to the unsolicited offer by Canada Healthcare Acquisition Inc., a corporation indirectly controlled by Dr. Donald L. Kramer, a former CEO and former director of Northstar, to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company for Cdn $0.95 per common share.
The Obama administration today announced that premiums for Medicare Part B coverage in 2012 will be $99.90 a month for most beneficiaries, a smaller-than-expected increase over the $96.40 paid this year by a majority of elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Part B pays for physician visits, hospital outpatient costs and certain other services. A 3.6 percent Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, the first in three years, will more than make up for the small increase, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Their pregnancies are carried by the males but, when it comes to breeding, seahorses have more in common with humans than previously thought, new research from the University of Sydney reveals.
› Verified 3 days ago
West Texas Dialysis Center Location: 501 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, Texas, 79720 Phone: (432) 267-2903 |
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An audit of regional and rural Australia's health workforce has revealed that the 'bush' has become increasingly reliant on overseas-trained doctors to ensure health services are maintained.
Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State University study.
Northstar Healthcare Inc. today announced it has issued a Directors' Circular in response to the unsolicited offer by Canada Healthcare Acquisition Inc., a corporation indirectly controlled by Dr. Donald L. Kramer, a former CEO and former director of Northstar, to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company for Cdn $0.95 per common share.
The Obama administration today announced that premiums for Medicare Part B coverage in 2012 will be $99.90 a month for most beneficiaries, a smaller-than-expected increase over the $96.40 paid this year by a majority of elderly and disabled beneficiaries. Part B pays for physician visits, hospital outpatient costs and certain other services. A 3.6 percent Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, the first in three years, will more than make up for the small increase, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Their pregnancies are carried by the males but, when it comes to breeding, seahorses have more in common with humans than previously thought, new research from the University of Sydney reveals.
› Verified 3 days ago