Us Renal Care - West Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland - Dialysis Center

Us Renal Care - West Baltimore is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Baltimore, Maryland and it has 15 dialysis stations. It is located in Baltimore City county at 22 S Athol Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21229. You can reach out to the office of Us Renal Care - West Baltimore at (410) 947-3227. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Us Renal Care, Inc.. Us Renal Care - West Baltimore has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 2005. The medicare id for this facility is 212647 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameUs Renal Care - West Baltimore
Location22 S Athol Ave, Baltimore, Maryland
No. of Dialysis Stations 15
Medicare ID212647
Managed ByUs Renal Care, Inc.
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


22 S Athol Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, 21229
(410) 947-3227

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1881657203
Organization NameU S Renal Care West Baltimore Dialysis
Doing Business AsDca Of West Baltimore Llc
Address22 S Athol Ave Baltimore, Maryland, 21229
Phone Number(410) 947-3227

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data46
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL17

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 center98
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2654
    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 Us Renal Care - West Baltimore with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia98
Hypercalcemia patient months654
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor104
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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 103
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 566
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment51
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer20

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 Summary87
Hospitalization Rate in facility134.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit232.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit80.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care - West Baltimore 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 facility14.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit22.9
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 Us Renal Care - West Baltimore 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 facility2.22 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.48
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.34

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Us Renal Care - West Baltimore'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 68
Transfusion Rate in facility25.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit67.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care - West Baltimore 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 Summary429
Mortality Rate in facility25.6 (Worse than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.2
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.8

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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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