Home Dialysis Of North Alabama in Decatur, Alabama - Dialysis Center

Home Dialysis Of North Alabama is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Decatur, Alabama and it has 1 dialysis stations. It is located in Morgan county at 1216 Sommerville Road, Se, Decatur, AL, 35601. You can reach out to the office of Home Dialysis Of North Alabama at (256) 340-0012. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Home Dialysis Of North Alabama has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in February, 2007. The medicare id for this facility is 012620 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameHome Dialysis Of North Alabama
Location1216 Sommerville Road, Se, Decatur, Alabama
No. of Dialysis Stations 1
Medicare ID012620
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1216 Sommerville Road, Se, Decatur, Alabama, 35601
(256) 340-0012

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data9

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.

  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center46
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7354
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center81

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 Home Dialysis Of North Alabama with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia46
Hypercalcemia patient months354
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor48
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

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 Summary38
Hospitalization Rate in facility214.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit404.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit119.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Home Dialysis Of North Alabama 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 facility33 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit46.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit21.3

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Home Dialysis Of North Alabama'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 36
Transfusion Rate in facility90.5 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit213.2
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit42.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Home Dialysis Of North Alabama 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 Summary160
Mortality Rate in facility16.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.9

Dialysis Facility in Decatur, AL

DCI Decatur
Location: 1601 6th Avenue South East, Decatur, Alabama, 35601
Phone: (256) 350-8882
Home Dialysis Of North Alabama
Location: 1216 Sommerville Road, Se, Decatur, Alabama, 35601
Phone: (256) 340-0012
BIO Medical Applications Of Alabama Inc
Location: 2834 Spring Avenue Sw, Decatur, Alabama, 35603
Phone: (256) 885-1740

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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