Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis in Eau Claire, Wisconsin - Dialysis Center

Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and it has 11 dialysis stations. It is located in Eau Claire county at 900 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI, 54701. You can reach out to the office of Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis at (715) 717-6555. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 520013 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameSacred Heart Hospital Dialysis
Location900 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
No. of Dialysis Stations 11
Medicare ID520013
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


900 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
(715) 717-6555

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NPI Number1851335293
Organization NameSacred Heart Hospital
Doing Business AsSacred Heart Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters-3rd Order Of St Francis
Address900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Phone Number(715) 717-4121

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data42
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL17
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 g/dL5

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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 center60
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2543
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center8
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.756

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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 Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia72
Hypercalcemia patient months640
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor80
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL35
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL9

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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 90
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 522
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment88
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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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 Summary69
Hospitalization Rate in facility139 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit259.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit77

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis 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 facility28.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.7

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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 Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis 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.25 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.23
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

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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 Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis'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 59
Transfusion Rate in facility67 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit132.2
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit36.9

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis 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 Summary316
Mortality Rate in facility15 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit19.8
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.1

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Dialysis Facility in Eau Claire, WI

Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis
Location: 900 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Phone: (715) 717-6555
Luther Hospital - Mayo Clinic Dialysis
Location: 1221 Whipple St, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54702
Phone: (715) 838-3171
Mayo Clinic Dialysis - London Road
Location: 3845 London Road, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Phone: (715) 838-3872

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A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, suggests that yoga may have a beneficial effect on symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, but effects on lung function and medication use are uncertain.

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