Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc in Columbus, Georgia - Dialysis Center

Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Columbus, Georgia and it has 17 dialysis stations. It is located in Muscogee county at 1120 13th Street, Columbus, GA, 31901. You can reach out to the office of Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc at (706) 507-0004. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 2005. The medicare id for this facility is 112748 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameCommunity Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc
Location1120 13th Street, Columbus, Georgia
No. of Dialysis Stations 17
Medicare ID112748
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1120 13th Street, Columbus, Georgia, 31901
(706) 507-0004

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1992809172
Doing Business AsCommunity Dialysis Center Of Columbus
Address1120 13th Street Columbus, Georgia, 31901
Phone Number(706) 507-0004

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data20
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL55

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 center30
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2252
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    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 Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus Llc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia30
Hypercalcemia patient months253
Patients with Serumphosphor31
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL11

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 27
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 226
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment77
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer1

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 Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility193.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit350.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit111.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus 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 facility27.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.8

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus 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 29
Transfusion Rate in facility119.7 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit250.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit62.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Community Dialysis Center Of Columbus 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 Summary154
Mortality Rate in facility24.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit36.2
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.9

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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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