Dialysis Care Of Mcallen in Mcallen, Texas - Dialysis Center

Dialysis Care Of Mcallen is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Mcallen, Texas and it has 32 dialysis stations. It is located in Hidalgo county at 411 Lindberg Avenue, Mcallen, TX, 78501. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis Care Of Mcallen at (956) 687-6701. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Dialysis Care Of Mcallen has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in April, 1993. The medicare id for this facility is 452654 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis Care Of Mcallen
Location411 Lindberg Avenue, Mcallen, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 32
Medicare ID452654
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

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411 Lindberg Avenue, Mcallen, Texas, 78501
(956) 687-6701

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NPI Number1649225038
Organization NameDialysis Care Of Mcallen
Doing Business AsIsd Renal Inc
Address411 Lindberg Ave Mcallen, Texas, 78501
Phone Number(956) 687-6701

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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.57%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.13%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.30%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).50%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).27%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.53%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.19%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.28%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).50%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).24%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).26%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. 72%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.28%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).53%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).16%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).31%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data100
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL10

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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 center182
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21660
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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    When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 1.7130
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center78
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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    In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

    EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

    EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

    Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

    According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

    New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

    When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 Dialysis Care Of Mcallen with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia195
Hypercalcemia patient months1805
Patients with Serumphosphor206
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL39
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 132
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1078
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment76
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer8

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 Summary155
Hospitalization Rate in facility201.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit300.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit143.3

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Care Of Mcallen 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 facility25.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.5

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 Dialysis Care Of Mcallen 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 facility1.14 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.09
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.56

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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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 Dialysis Care Of Mcallen'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 141
Transfusion Rate in facility29.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit58.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.9

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Care Of Mcallen 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 Summary669
Mortality Rate in facility16.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.9

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Researchers find that stem cell treatment may reduce cognitive impairment related to dementia with Lewy bodies

Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

PreventiveLabs.com offers on-line blood test kit

In the wake of therecent death of McDonald's Chairman and CEO James Cantalup, it appears thatmore and more people are realizing the importance of taking preventivemeasures to detect health problems before the normal symptoms occur.

EUSA Pharma's PROSTASCINT effective in guiding targeted prostate cancer treatment

EUSA Pharma announced that PROSTASCINT® (capromab pendetide) fusion imaging was shown to effectively guide prostate cancer therapy targeting and dosing and is a significant predictor of disease free survival, according to data presented on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the 51st American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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Female heart attack victims more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor

According to a major new U.S. study, women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive if they are treated by a female doctor.

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

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