Yankee Family Dialysis Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts - Dialysis Center

Yankee Family Dialysis Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Greenfield, Massachusetts and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Franklin county at 115 Wildwood Avenue, Greenfield, MA, 01301. You can reach out to the office of Yankee Family Dialysis Center at (413) 773-0001. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Yankee Family Dialysis Center has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in December, 1996. The medicare id for this facility is 222539 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameYankee Family Dialysis Center
Location115 Wildwood Avenue, Greenfield, Massachusetts
No. of Dialysis Stations 12
Medicare ID222539
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


115 Wildwood Avenue, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 01301
(413) 773-0001

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

NPI Number1881603595
Organization NameYankee Family Dialysis Center
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Massachusetts, Inc.
Address115 Wildwood Ave Greenfield, Massachusetts, 01301
Phone Number(413) 773-0001

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data33
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL21

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 center55
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2482
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center9
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.771
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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 Yankee Family Dialysis Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia70
Hypercalcemia patient months603
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor73
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
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 58
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 445
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment78
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 Summary56
Hospitalization Rate in facility147 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit260.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit86.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Yankee Family Dialysis Center 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 facility19.3 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.2

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 Yankee Family Dialysis Center 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
Infection Rate in facility.26 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.3
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Yankee Family Dialysis Center'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 47
Transfusion Rate in facility29.5 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit95.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.5

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Yankee Family Dialysis Center 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 Summary299
Mortality Rate in facility22.8 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit29.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.4

Dialysis Facility in Greenfield, MA

Yankee Family Dialysis Center
Location: 115 Wildwood Avenue, Greenfield, Massachusetts, 01301
Phone: (413) 773-0001

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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