ARA South Augusta Clinic in Augusta, Georgia - Dialysis Center

ARA South Augusta Clinic is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Augusta, Georgia and it has 30 dialysis stations. It is located in Richmond county at 1649 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA, 30906. You can reach out to the office of ARA South Augusta Clinic at (706) 796-1236. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by American Renal Associates. ARA South Augusta Clinic has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in May, 2002. The medicare id for this facility is 112714 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameARA South Augusta Clinic
Location1649 Gordon Highway, Augusta, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 30
Medicare ID112714
Managed ByAmerican Renal Associates
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1649 Gordon Highway, Augusta, Georgia, 30906
(706) 796-1236

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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 ARA South Augusta Clinic from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1255373437
Organization NameNca - South Augusta
Doing Business AsAra-south Augusta Clinic Llc
Address1649 Gordon Hwy Augusta, Georgia, 30906
Phone Number(706) 796-1236

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data49
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL71

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 center106
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2971
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
    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 ARA South Augusta Clinic with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia106
Hypercalcemia patient months971
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor107
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL16

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 77
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 645
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment50
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer8

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 Summary99
Hospitalization Rate in facility199.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit326.5
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit131.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at ARA South Augusta Clinic 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 facility23 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit30.3
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 ARA South Augusta Clinic 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 facility.16 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit.79
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether ARA South Augusta Clinic'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 49
Transfusion Rate in facility109.6 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit216.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit60.4

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at ARA South Augusta Clinic 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 Summary499
Mortality Rate in facility20.6 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.8

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ARA South Augusta Clinic
Location: 1649 Gordon Highway, Augusta, Georgia, 30906
Phone: (706) 796-1236

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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