Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland - Dialysis Center

Holy Cross Hospital is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Silver Spring, Maryland and it has 14 dialysis stations. It is located in Montgomery county at Renal Dialysis Unit, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. You can reach out to the office of Holy Cross Hospital at (301) 754-7560. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Holy Cross Hospital has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 1981. The medicare id for this facility is 210004 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameHoly Cross Hospital
LocationRenal Dialysis Unit, Silver Spring, Maryland
No. of Dialysis Stations 14
Medicare ID210004
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts Yes

Contact Information


Renal Dialysis Unit, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
(301) 754-7560

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 Holy Cross Hospital from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1336172725
Organization NameHoly Cross Dialysis
Doing Business AsHoly Cross Hospital Of Silver Spring Inc
Address1500 Forest Glen Rd Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
Phone Number(301) 754-7667

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data46
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL9

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 center78
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2715
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center17
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7177
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center81

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 Holy Cross Hospital with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia97
Hypercalcemia patient months921
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor93
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL19
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 194
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 692
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/longer15

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 Summary65
Hospitalization Rate in facility114.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit232
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit58.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Holy Cross Hospital 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 facility21.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.9

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Holy Cross Hospital'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 58
Transfusion Rate in facility32.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit86.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit13.7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Holy Cross Hospital 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 Summary400
Mortality Rate in facility13.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.9

Dialysis Facility in Silver Spring, MD

Holy Cross Hospital
Location: Renal Dialysis Unit, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
Phone: (301) 754-7560
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Location: 12325 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20904
Phone: (301) 244-3028
Davita - Silver Spring
Location: 8040 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
Phone: (301) 608-8961
FMC - Silver Spring
Location: 12120 Plum Orchard Rd Ste 140, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20904
Phone: (301) 572-2484
Bedell Dialysis, Llc
Location: 13875 Outlet Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20904
Phone: (301) 890-1504

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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