Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr in Chicago, Illinois - Dialysis Center

Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Chicago, Illinois and it has 5 dialysis stations. It is located in Cook county at 1750 W Harrison Peds Unit, Chicago, IL, 60612. You can reach out to the office of Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr at (312) 942-3695. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1980. The medicare id for this facility is 140119 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr
Location1750 W Harrison Peds Unit, Chicago, Illinois
No. of Dialysis Stations 5
Medicare ID140119
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1750 W Harrison Peds Unit, Chicago, Illinois, 60612
(312) 942-3695
Not Available

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data2

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 center5
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.232
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center3
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.225
    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 Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia5
Hypercalcemia patient months42
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg
Patients with Serumphosphor5
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL

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 176
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 245
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment65
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer13

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 Summary6
Hospitalization Rate in facility (Not Available)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr 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 facility45.4 (Worse than Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit58
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit30.4

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr'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 3
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Rush-University-St Lukes Med Ctr 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 Summary54
Mortality Rate in facility (Not Available)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

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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.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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