RAI Care Center - Ames Ave in Omaha, Nebraska - Dialysis Center

RAI Care Center - Ames Ave is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Omaha, Nebraska and it has 17 dialysis stations. It is located in Douglas county at 5084 Ames Ave, Omaha, NE, 68104. You can reach out to the office of RAI Care Center - Ames Ave at (402) 451-7754. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. RAI Care Center - Ames Ave has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2003. The medicare id for this facility is 282521 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRAI Care Center - Ames Ave
Location5084 Ames Ave, Omaha, Nebraska
No. of Dialysis Stations 17
Medicare ID282521
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


5084 Ames Ave, Omaha, Nebraska, 68104
(402) 451-7754

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with RAI Care Center - Ames Ave from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1295829869
Organization NameRai-ames-omaha
Doing Business AsRai Care Centers Of Nebraska Ii, Llc
Address5084 Ames Ave. Omaha, Nebraska, 68104
Phone Number(402) 451-7754

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data40
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL15

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 center69
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2653
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
    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 RAI Care Center - Ames Ave with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia72
Hypercalcemia patient months671
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor74
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL14
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL8

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 64
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 505
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment47
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer32

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 Summary51
Hospitalization Rate in facility165.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit292.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit97.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI Care Center - Ames Ave 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 facility29.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit43.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.3

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 RAI Care Center - Ames Ave 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.34 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.11
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.06

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether RAI Care Center - Ames Ave'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 44
Transfusion Rate in facility56.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit132.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit26.6

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI Care Center - Ames Ave 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 Summary248
Mortality Rate in facility13.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.1

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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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