Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit in Chicago, Illinois - Dialysis Center

Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Chicago, Illinois and it has 11 dialysis stations. It is located in Cook county at 1500 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL, 60608. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit at (773) 257-6686. This dialysis clinic is run as an independent entity, i.e. it is not owned by any chain organization. Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit has the following ownership type - Non-profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1990. The medicare id for this facility is 142302 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit
Location1500 S. California Ave., Chicago, Illinois
No. of Dialysis Stations 11
Medicare ID142302
Ownership TypeNon-profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


1500 S. California Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60608
(773) 257-6686

Map and Direction




Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data19
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL53

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center110
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21045
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.295

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 Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary110
Hypercalcemia patient months1045
Percentage of adult patients with serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL1
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary117
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL12
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL19

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 117
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 1089
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment52
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer26

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary64
Hospitalization Rate in facility167.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit279.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit106.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility35.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit51.9
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.7

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary14

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis - Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr Renal Unit lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary242
Mortality Rate in facility21.3 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit36.9
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit12.7

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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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