DSI Cartersville Renal Center in Cartersville, Georgia - Dialysis Center

DSI Cartersville Renal Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Cartersville, Georgia and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Bartow county at 419 E. Main Street, Cartersville, GA, 30120. You can reach out to the office of DSI Cartersville Renal Center at (678) 721-9090. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Davita. DSI Cartersville Renal Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 2001. The medicare id for this facility is 112691 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDSI Cartersville Renal Center
Location419 E. Main Street, Cartersville, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID112691
Managed ByDavita
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


419 E. Main Street, Cartersville, Georgia, 30120
(678) 721-9090

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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 DSI Cartersville Renal Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1871548800
Organization NameCartersville Renal Center
Doing Business AsIsd Renal Inc
Address419 E Main St Cartersville, Georgia, 30121
Phone Number(678) 721-9090

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data41
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL24

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 center63
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2550
    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 center9
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.787
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    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 DSI Cartersville Renal Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia71
Hypercalcemia patient months641
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor68
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL16
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL17

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 59
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 431
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment75
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer3

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 Summary64
Hospitalization Rate in facility123.6 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit249.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit63.5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DSI Cartersville Renal Center 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 facility26.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.6

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 DSI Cartersville Renal Center 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.38 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.87
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.02

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DSI Cartersville Renal Center'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 59
Transfusion Rate in facility5.6 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit67.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit.6

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DSI Cartersville Renal Center 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 Summary273
Mortality Rate in facility17.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit24.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.9

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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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