Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) in Longmont, Colorado - Dialysis Center

Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Longmont, Colorado and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Boulder county at 1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Ste A, Longmont, CO, 80501. You can reach out to the office of Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) at (303) 485-7100. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by American Renal Associates. Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 2008. The medicare id for this facility is 062557 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameKidney Center Of Longmont (ARA)
Location1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Ste A, Longmont, Colorado
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID062557
Managed ByAmerican Renal Associates
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Ste A, Longmont, Colorado, 80501
(303) 485-7100

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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 Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1437330826
Organization NameKidney Center Of Longmont
Doing Business AsKidney Center Of Longmont Llc
Address1960 Ken Pratt Blvd Longmont, Colorado, 80501
Phone Number(303) 485-7100

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.10%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.7%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).87%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).10%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.68%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.22%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.10%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).81%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).16%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. 89%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.11%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).89%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).10%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).1%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data33
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL36

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 center89
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2739
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center23
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7175
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center91
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis 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 Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia114
Hypercalcemia patient months948
Patients with Serumphosphor124
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL37
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL10

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 78
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 595
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment89
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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 Summary88
Hospitalization Rate in facility145.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit261.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit88

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) 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 facility30.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit21.3

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 Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) 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 facility2.04 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.54
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.07

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA)'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 34
Transfusion Rate in facility38.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit133
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Kidney Center Of Longmont (ARA) 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 Summary476
Mortality Rate in facility10.6 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit14.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.6

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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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