RCG Walker in Jasper, Alabama - Dialysis Center

RCG Walker is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Jasper, Alabama and it has 22 dialysis stations. It is located in Walker county at 3510 3rd Street Ne, Jasper, AL, 35504. You can reach out to the office of RCG Walker at (205) 221-8775. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. RCG Walker has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 012575 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRCG Walker
Location3510 3rd Street Ne, Jasper, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 22
Medicare ID012575
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


3510 3rd Street Ne, Jasper, Alabama, 35504
(205) 221-8775

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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

NPI Number1376655118
Organization NameRcg Walker
Doing Business AsNna Of Alabama, Inc.
Address3510 3rd St Ne Jasper, Alabama, 35504
Phone Number(205) 221-8775

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data30
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL10

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 center67
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2574
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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 RCG Walker with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia67
Hypercalcemia patient months576
Patients with Serumphosphor74
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL24

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 50
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 384
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment45
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer5

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 Summary60
Hospitalization Rate in facility214.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit338.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit140.6

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RCG Walker 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 facility32.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit23.1

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 RCG Walker 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 facility3.28 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit5.46
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.82

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether RCG Walker'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 44
Transfusion Rate in facility6.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit76.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RCG Walker 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 Summary297
Mortality Rate in facility21.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.3

Dialysis Facility in Jasper, AL

Walker County Dialysis
Location: 260 6th Avenue Northwest, Jasper, Alabama, 35504
Phone: (205) 384-6919
RCG Walker
Location: 3510 3rd Street Ne, Jasper, Alabama, 35504
Phone: (205) 221-8775

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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