Westside Dialysis Unit Llc in Little Rock, Arkansas - Dialysis Center

Westside Dialysis Unit Llc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Little Rock, Arkansas and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Pulaski county at 1515 Kanis Park Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72204. You can reach out to the office of Westside Dialysis Unit Llc at (501) 379-9208. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Westside Dialysis Unit Llc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 2015. The medicare id for this facility is 042591 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameWestside Dialysis Unit Llc
Location1515 Kanis Park Dr, Little Rock, Arkansas
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID042591
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1515 Kanis Park Dr, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72204
(501) 379-9208

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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 Westside Dialysis Unit Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1619274735
Doing Business AsWestside Dialysis Unit Llc
Address1515 Kanis Park Dr Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205
Phone Number(501) 603-9277

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data27
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 center33
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2309
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center3
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.722

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 Westside Dialysis Unit Llc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia37
Hypercalcemia patient months343
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg15
Patients with Serumphosphor40
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
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/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL22

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 28
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 254
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment51
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer19

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 Summary28
Hospitalization Rate in facility140.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit318.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit65.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Westside Dialysis Unit Llc 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 facility36.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit57.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.8

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Westside Dialysis Unit Llc'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 26
Transfusion Rate in facility25.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit148.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.4

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Westside Dialysis Unit Llc 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 Summary60
Mortality Rate in facility18 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.9

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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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