BMA - Nassawadox in Nassawadox, Virginia - Dialysis Center

BMA - Nassawadox is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Nassawadox, Virginia and it has 27 dialysis stations. It is located in Northampton county at 9550 Hospital Avenue, Nassawadox, VA, 23413. You can reach out to the office of BMA - Nassawadox at (757) 442-4966. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. BMA - Nassawadox has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1980. The medicare id for this facility is 492524 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBMA - Nassawadox
Location9550 Hospital Avenue, Nassawadox, Virginia
No. of Dialysis Stations 27
Medicare ID492524
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


9550 Hospital Avenue, Nassawadox, Virginia, 23413
(757) 442-4966

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Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1093810384
Organization NameFmc Nassawadox
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Virginia, Inc.
Address9550 Hospital Avenue Nassawadox, Virginia, 23413
Phone Number(757) 549-1069

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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.64%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.23%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).57%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).25%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).18%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.59%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.22%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).57%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).30%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).13%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. 82%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.18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).63%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).20%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).17%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data72
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL13

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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 center106
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21022
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    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 BMA - Nassawadox with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia109
Hypercalcemia patient months1038
Patients with Serumphosphor113
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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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 106
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 919
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment67
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

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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 Summary101
Hospitalization Rate in facility186.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit299.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit125.1

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at BMA - Nassawadox 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 facility32.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit44.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.4

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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 BMA - Nassawadox 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.52 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.41
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.13

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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 BMA - Nassawadox'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 92
Transfusion Rate in facility17.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit49.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.7

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at BMA - Nassawadox 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 Summary514
Mortality Rate in facility18.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit23.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13.8

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Dialysis Facility in Nassawadox, VA

BMA - Nassawadox
Location: 9550 Hospital Avenue, Nassawadox, Virginia, 23413
Phone: (757) 442-4966

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BUSM researcher receives grant for advancement in early detection, treatment of esophageal cancer

Tony Godfrey, PhD, associate chair of research in the department of surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), was recently awarded a two-year, $225,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Research & Education.

New ASU-POSTECH collaboration aims to discover biological molecules for health care, renewable energy research

The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea, have announced a partnership that will catalyze discoveries with a major impact on health care and clean energy applications.

DNA sabotage may alleviate need for chemotherapeutic medication

Johns Hopkins chemists have discovered a new way to sabotage DNA's ability to reproduce, a finding that could eventually lead to the development of new anti-cancer drugs and therapies.

PHT, Entra Health partner to provide integrated data monitoring technology for clinical trials in diabetes

PHT Corporation, the leading provider of electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) solutions today announced a strategic partnership with Entra Health Systems, an international applied healthcare technology company. Together PHT and Entra Health will provide integrated data monitoring technology for the management of clinical trials for the treatment of diabetes and in trials where blood glucose management plays a critical role in the investigation.

Surgical treatment of obesity, diabetes as safe as other commonly performed surgical procedures

Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes, once considered a high-risk procedure, carries a complication and mortality rate comparable to some of the safest and most commonly performed surgeries in America, including gallbladder surgery, appendectomy, and total knee replacement, according to new research from the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute.

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