Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion in San Francisco, California - Dialysis Center

Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in San Francisco, California and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in San Francisco county at 1675 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115. You can reach out to the office of Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion at (415) 885-7421. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in April, 2000. The medicare id for this facility is 053523 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameUc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion
Location1675 Scott Street, San Francisco, California
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID053523
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1675 Scott Street, San Francisco, California, 94115
(415) 885-7421

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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 Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1770666737
Organization NameUcsf Medical Center
Doing Business AsUniversity Of California San Francisco Medical Center
Address505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco, California, 94143
Phone Number(415) 353-2742

NPI Number1972686939
Organization NameUcsf Medical Center
Doing Business AsUniversity Of California San Francisco Medical Center
Address505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco, California, 94143
Phone Number(415) 353-2742

NPI Number1992818256
Organization NameUcsf Medical Center Adult Chronic Dialysis
Doing Business AsUniversity Of California San Francisco Medical Center
Address1675 Scott St San Francisco, California, 94143
Phone Number(415) 885-7421

Patient Distribution

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 center83
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2723
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center92
    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 Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia92
Hypercalcemia patient months816
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor96
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL15

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 48
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 48
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment58
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer17

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 Summary63
Hospitalization Rate in facility129.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit243.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit71.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion 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 facility26.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.1

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 Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion 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 facility.45 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.23
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.12

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion'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 49
Transfusion Rate in facility19.2 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit73.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Uc Chronic Dialysis/Mt. Zion 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 Summary379
Mortality Rate in facility19.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit24.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.5

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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.

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