Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Dialysis Center

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Linn county at 701 10th St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403. You can reach out to the office of Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids at (319) 398-6432. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1985. The medicare id for this facility is 160079 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameMercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
Location701 10th St Se, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID160079
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


701 10th St Se, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
(319) 398-6432

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1528009040
Organization NameMercy Dialysis Unit
Doing Business AsMercy Medical Center
Address701 10th St Se Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Phone Number(319) 398-6011

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data4

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 center11
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.270
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center89
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center1
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.71

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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia12
Hypercalcemia patient months71
Patients with Serumphosphor11
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL12
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL32

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 34
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 85
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment69
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer9

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 Summary5

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids 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 facility18.9 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit51.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit2.7

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids'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 5

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids 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 Summary49
Mortality Rate in facility17.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.3

Dialysis Facility in Cedar Rapids, IA

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
Location: 701 10th St Se, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Phone: (319) 398-6432
Cedar Rapids Dialysis
Location: 5945 Council St Ne, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
Phone: (319) 294-7088
Five Seasons Dialysis
Location: 1002 4th Avenue Se, Suite A, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Phone: (319) 363-1538
Mercy Medical Center Dialysis - Mercy Plaza
Location: 5264 Council St Ne Suite 200, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
Phone: (319) 398-6423

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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