Davita City Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

Davita City Line is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and it has 16 dialysis stations. It is located in Philadelphia county at 4508 City Line Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19131. You can reach out to the office of Davita City Line at (215) 473-3071. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. Davita City Line has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 2013. The medicare id for this facility is 392809 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDavita City Line
Location4508 City Line Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 16
Medicare ID392809
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


4508 City Line Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131
(215) 473-3071

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

NPI Number1710227822
Organization NameCity Line Dialysis
Doing Business AsTotal Renal Care Inc
Address4508 City Line Ave Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131
Phone Number(215) 473-3071

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data20
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL30

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 center57
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2475
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
    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 Davita City Line with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia58
Hypercalcemia patient months476
Patients with Serumphosphor64
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL39
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL17
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 54
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 305
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment44
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

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 Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility245.8 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit446.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit141.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita City Line 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 facility32.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit48.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20

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 Davita City Line 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 facility1.23 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.96
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.39

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Davita City Line'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 27
Transfusion Rate in facility13.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit160.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit1.5

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Davita City Line 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 Summary196
Mortality Rate in facility16.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit28.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.5

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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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