Avera St Marys Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota - Dialysis Center

Avera St Marys Hospital is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Pierre, South Dakota and it has 6 dialysis stations. It is located in Hughes county at 801 East Sioux, Pierre, SD, 57501. You can reach out to the office of Avera St Marys Hospital at (605) 224-3410. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Avera St Marys Hospital has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 1980. The medicare id for this facility is 430015 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameAvera St Marys Hospital
Location801 East Sioux, Pierre, South Dakota
No. of Dialysis Stations 6
Medicare ID430015
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


801 East Sioux, Pierre, South Dakota, 57501
(605) 224-3410

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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 Avera St Marys Hospital from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1144238619
Organization NameAvera St Marys Hospital - Esrd
Doing Business AsAvera St Marys
Address801 E Sioux Ave Pierre, South Dakota, 57501
Phone Number(605) 224-3100

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data21
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL33

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 center36
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2313
    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 Avera St Marys Hospital with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia36
Hypercalcemia patient months313
Patients with Serumphosphor41
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL32
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 49
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 314
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment75
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 Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility76.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit208
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit30.2

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera St Marys Hospital 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 facility3.6 (Better than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit17.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit.1

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 Avera St Marys Hospital 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 facility1.98 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit4.12
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.8

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Avera St Marys Hospital'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 facility17.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit132.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit2.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera St Marys Hospital 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 Summary147
Mortality Rate in facility13.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.6

Dialysis Facility in Pierre, SD

Avera St Marys Hospital
Location: 801 East Sioux, Pierre, South Dakota, 57501
Phone: (605) 224-3410

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.

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