Pickens County Dialysis in Carrollton, Alabama - Dialysis Center

Pickens County Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Carrollton, Alabama and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Pickens county at 289 William E Hill Drive, Carrollton, AL, 35447. You can reach out to the office of Pickens County Dialysis at (205) 367-1194. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Pickens County Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2011. The medicare id for this facility is 012640 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NamePickens County Dialysis
Location289 William E Hill Drive, Carrollton, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID012640
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


289 William E Hill Drive, Carrollton, Alabama, 35447
(205) 367-1194

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 Pickens County Dialysis from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1396059382
Organization NamePickens County Dialysis
Doing Business AsDva Healthcare Of Tuscaloosa Llc
Address289 William E Hill Dr Carrollton, Alabama, 35447
Phone Number(205) 367-1194

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.83%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.2%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.15%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).83%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).14%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).3%14%

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.74%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.10%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.16%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).85%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).12%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).3%12%

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. 92%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.8%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).87%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).5%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).8%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data31
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL3

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 center58
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2513
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94
    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 Pickens County Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia59
Hypercalcemia patient months526
Patients with Serumphosphor61
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 54
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 395
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment53
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

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 Summary46
Hospitalization Rate in facility162.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit307.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit89.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Pickens County 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 facility17.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8