Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers in Ghent, New York - Dialysis Center

Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Ghent, New York and it has 20 dialysis stations. It is located in Columbia county at 2 Sherman Potts Dr, Ghent, NY, 12075. You can reach out to the office of Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers at (518) 828-0717. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 332562 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameColumbia Greene Dialysis Centers
Location2 Sherman Potts Dr, Ghent, New York
No. of Dialysis Stations 20
Medicare ID332562
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


2 Sherman Potts Dr, Ghent, New York, 12075
(518) 828-0717

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.57%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.22%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.21%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).49%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).40%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).11%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.68%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.15%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.17%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).76%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).14%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. 82%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.18%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).76%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%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).6%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data41
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL22

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 center63
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2506
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center90
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center5
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.737
    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 Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia77
Hypercalcemia patient months658
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg8
Patients with Serumphosphor82
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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 65
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 455
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/longer21

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 Summary68
Hospitalization Rate in facility245.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit392.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit157.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers 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 facility30.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit43
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.5