RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego in San Diego, California - Dialysis Center

RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in San Diego, California and it has 33 dialysis stations. It is located in San Diego county at 7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor, San Diego, CA, 92120. You can reach out to the office of RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego at (619) 229-1070. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 052779 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego
Location7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor, San Diego, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 33
Medicare ID052779
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


7007 Mission Gorge Road, 1st Floor, San Diego, California, 92120
(619) 229-1070

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis facilities may have several NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI numbers associated with RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego from NPPES records by matching their name, address or phone number, so please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1114091840
MatchConfirmed listed in Medicare enrollment records
Organization NameRai Care Centers of Southern California II, LLC
Doing Business AsRai - Mission Gorge - San Diego
Address7007 Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego, California 92120
Phone Number(619) 229-1070

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.71%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.15%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.14%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).63%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or lower 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 and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.62%65%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.20%18%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.18%17%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).72%67%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).21%23%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).7%10%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of themselves.74%80%
Patients who reported 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff did not give them the information they needed to take care of themselves.26%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).74%71%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).13%19%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).13%10%

Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Home Hemodialysis Training

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data16
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL6

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center204
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21751
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2100
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center72
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7562
    Percentage of adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.792

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 RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary272
Hypercalcemia patient months2385
Percentage of adult patients with serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL1
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary284
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL13

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 218
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 1850
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment61.1
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer15

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary207
Hospitalization Rate in facility117.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit165.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit87.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility26.2 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit35.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.6

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 RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Infection Ratio in facility0.07 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit0.34

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary33
Transfusion Rate in facility25 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit108.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.2

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI - Mission Gorge - San Diego lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary984
Mortality Rate in facility19.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.8

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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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