North Fort Worth Dialysis in Fort Worth, Texas - Dialysis Center

North Fort Worth Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Fort Worth, Texas and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Tarrant county at 3812 E Belknap, Fort Worth, TX, 76111. You can reach out to the office of North Fort Worth Dialysis at (682) 647-0013. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. North Fort Worth Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 2014. The medicare id for this facility is 672731 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNorth Fort Worth Dialysis
Location3812 E Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID672731
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

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3812 E Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111
(682) 647-0013

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NPI Number1831446624
Organization NameNorth Fort Worth Dialysis
Doing Business AsLathrop Dialysis Llc
Address3812 E Belknap St Fort Worth, Texas, 76111
Phone Number(615) 320-4550

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data20
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL25

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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 center42
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2352
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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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 1.774
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 North Fort Worth Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia50
Hypercalcemia patient months426
Patients with Serumphosphor51
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL36
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL14
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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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 36
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 241
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment63
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer12

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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 Summary39
Hospitalization Rate in facility356.9 (Worse than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit566.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit233.1

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at North Fort Worth 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 facility29.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.4

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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 North Fort Worth 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 facility1.15 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.13
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.29

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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 North Fort Worth 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 36
Transfusion Rate in facility49.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit150.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.5

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at North Fort Worth 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 Summary135
Mortality Rate in facility23.6 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14

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Location: 1210 Alston, Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
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