Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc in Portage, Indiana - Dialysis Center

Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Portage, Indiana and it has 17 dialysis stations. It is located in Porter county at 5615 Us Highway 6, Portage, IN, 46368. You can reach out to the office of Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc at (219) 762-4848. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by American Renal Associates. Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in November, 2016. The medicare id for this facility is 152675 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDialysis Center Of Portage Llc
Location5615 Us Highway 6, Portage, Indiana
No. of Dialysis Stations 17
Medicare ID152675
Managed ByAmerican Renal Associates
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


5615 Us Highway 6, Portage, Indiana, 46368
(219) 762-4848
Not Available

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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 Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1700245834
Organization NamePortage Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsThe Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc
Address5615 Us Highway 6 Portage, Indiana, 46368
Phone Number(219) 762-4848

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data28
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL50

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 center51
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2344
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center88
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center21
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7144
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center78

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 Center Of Portage Llc with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia73
Hypercalcemia patient months528
Patients with Serumphosphor76
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL3
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL43
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
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 39
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 treatment84
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 Summary17

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Center Of Portage 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 facility13.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit40.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit1.9

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Dialysis Center Of Portage 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 15

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Dialysis Center Of Portage 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 Summary26

Dialysis Facility in Portage, IN

FMC - Portage Dialysis Center
Location: 5950 Us Highway 6, Portage, Indiana, 46368
Phone: (219) 762-5731
Davita - Portage
Location: 5823 Us Hwy 6, Portage, Indiana, 46368
Phone: (219) 764-0564
Dialysis Center Of Portage Llc
Location: 5615 Us Highway 6, Portage, Indiana, 46368
Phone: (219) 762-4848

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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