NEW Britain General Hospital in New Britain, Connecticut - Dialysis Center

NEW Britain General Hospital is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in New Britain, Connecticut and it has 22 dialysis stations. It is located in Hartford county at Dialysis Unit, New Britain, CT, 06050. You can reach out to the office of NEW Britain General Hospital at (860) 224-5195. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. NEW Britain General Hospital has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 070035 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNEW Britain General Hospital
LocationDialysis Unit, New Britain, Connecticut
No. of Dialysis Stations 22
Medicare ID070035
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Dialysis Unit, New Britain, Connecticut, 06050
(860) 224-5195

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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 NEW Britain General Hospital from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1437187291
Doing Business AsNew Britain General Hospital
Address100 Grand St New Britain, Connecticut, 06052
Phone Number(860) 224-5011

NPI Number1508928615
Organization NameThe Hospital Of Central Connecticut
Doing Business AsThe Hospital Of Central Connecticut At New Britain General And Bradley
Address100 Grand St New Britain, Connecticut, 06052
Phone Number(860) 224-5011

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data59
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL8

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 center98
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21002
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center14
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7118
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center82
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis 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 NEW Britain General Hospital with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia111
Hypercalcemia patient months1130
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor112
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL3
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL18

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 78
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 769
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment59
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer14

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 Summary97
Hospitalization Rate in facility126.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit222.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit78.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at NEW Britain General 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 facility24.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.3

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 NEW Britain General 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 facility.41 (Better than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.13

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether NEW Britain General 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 81
Transfusion Rate in facility17.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit50.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at NEW Britain General 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 Summary538
Mortality Rate in facility15.8 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit19.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.7

Dialysis Facility in New Britain, CT

NEW Britain General Hospital
Location: Dialysis Unit, New Britain, Connecticut, 06050
Phone: (860) 224-5195
Herald Square Dialysis Llc
Location: One Herald Square, New Britain, Connecticut, 06051
Phone: (860) 223-4963

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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