DCI Albany in Albany, Georgia - Dialysis Center

DCI Albany is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Albany, Georgia and it has 25 dialysis stations. It is located in Dougherty county at 337 Fifth Ave., Albany, GA, 31701. You can reach out to the office of DCI Albany at (229) 888-3996. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Albany has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1976. The medicare id for this facility is 112509 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Albany
Location337 Fifth Ave., Albany, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 25
Medicare ID112509
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


337 Fifth Ave., Albany, Georgia, 31701
(229) 888-3996

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

NPI Number1033147681
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address337 Fifth Ave Albany, Georgia, 31701
Phone Number(229) 888-3996

NPI Number1851809180
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc
Address650 Pointe North Blvd Albany, Georgia, 31721
Phone Number(229) 888-8015

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.67%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.19%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).71%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).22%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).7%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.58%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.20%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).56%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).34%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).10%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. 78%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.22%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).65%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).28%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).7%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data84
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL12

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 center150
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21344
    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 DCI Albany with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia150
Hypercalcemia patient months1345
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor157
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL15

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 119
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1012
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment59
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer4

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 Summary131
Hospitalization Rate in facility136.3 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit228.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit87.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Albany 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 facility14.9 (Better than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit23.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.8

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 DCI Albany 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 facility2.08 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.31
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.23

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Albany'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 117
Transfusion Rate in facility49.9 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit88.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit30.2

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Albany 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 Summary642
Mortality Rate in facility18.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit23.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.9

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Phone: (229) 888-3996
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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.

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