Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware - Dialysis Center

Christiana Care Health System is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Newark, Delaware and it has 21 dialysis stations. It is located in New Castle county at Hemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, 19718. You can reach out to the office of Christiana Care Health System at (302) 733-1020. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Christiana Care Health System has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 080001 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameChristiana Care Health System
LocationHemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware
No. of Dialysis Stations 21
Medicare ID080001
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Hemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware, 19718
(302) 733-1020

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data5

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 center25
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2179
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center74
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center2
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.719
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 Christiana Care Health System with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia29
Hypercalcemia patient months206
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg3
Patients with Serumphosphor25
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL21

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 182
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 292
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/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 Summary21
Hospitalization Rate in facility296.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit769.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit123.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Christiana Care Health System 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 facility27.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.4
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.7

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 Christiana Care Health System 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 facility2.37 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit5.24
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.87

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Christiana Care Health System'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 16
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Christiana Care Health System 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 Summary149
Mortality Rate in facility47.9 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit69.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit31.6

Dialysis Facility in Newark, DE

Christiana Care Health System
Location: Hemodialysis Unit, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware, 19718
Phone: (302) 733-1020
Fresenius Medical Care Christiana
Location: University Plaza Shopping Center, Newark, Delaware, 19702
Phone: (302) 453-8834
Fresenius Medical Care Brandywine Home Therapies
Location: 4923 Ogletown-stanton Road, Newark, Delaware, 19713
Phone: (302) 998-7568
American Universal Llc
Location: 1415 Pulaski Highway Suite B, Newark, Delaware, 19702
Phone: (302) 836-9790

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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