Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis in District Heights, Maryland - Dialysis Center

Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in District Heights, Maryland and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Prince Georges county at 5652 Silver Hill Rd, District Heights, MD, 20747. You can reach out to the office of Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis at (301) 967-9891. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Us Renal Care, Inc.. Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1990. The medicare id for this facility is 212536 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameUs Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis
Location5652 Silver Hill Rd, District Heights, Maryland
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID212536
Managed ByUs Renal Care, Inc.
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


5652 Silver Hill Rd, District Heights, Maryland, 20747
(301) 967-9891

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 Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1104919794
Organization NameRai-silver Hill-district Heights
Doing Business AsRai Care Centers Of Maryland I, Llc
Address5652 Silver Hill Road District Heights, Maryland, 20747
Phone Number(301) 967-9891

NPI Number1548536071
Organization NameU.s. Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis
Doing Business AsDialysis Newco Inc
Address5652 Silver Hill Rd District Heights, Maryland, 20747
Phone Number(301) 967-9791

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.70%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.16%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).57%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).32%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).11%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.52%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.24%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.24%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).45%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).37%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).18%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 78%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.22%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).41%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).43%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).16%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data76
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 center108
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2986
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
  • 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 Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia114
Hypercalcemia patient months1028
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor114
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL12
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL13
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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 99
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 879
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment62
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer10

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 Summary103
Hospitalization Rate in facility146.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit255.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit91.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis 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 facility34.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit51.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.8

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit.41

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis'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 94
Transfusion Rate in facility34.1 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit71.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis 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 Summary527
Mortality Rate in facility16.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit21.5
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.9

Dialysis Facility in District Heights, MD

Us Renal Care Silver Hills Dialysis
Location: 5652 Silver Hill Rd, District Heights, Maryland, 20747
Phone: (301) 967-9891
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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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