North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in North Adams, Massachusetts and it has 12 dialysis stations. It is located in Berkshire county at 71 Hospital Avenue, North Adams, MA, 01247.
You can reach out to the office of North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc at (413) 664-5100. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 2016. The medicare id for this facility is 223505 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
Dialysis Center Profile
| Name | North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc |
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| Location | 71 Hospital Avenue, North Adams, Massachusetts |
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| No. of Dialysis Stations | 12 |
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| Medicare ID | 223505 |
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| Managed By | Independent |
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| Ownership Type | Non-Profit |
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| Late Shifts | No |
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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:
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| NPI Number | 1235670316 |
| Organization Name | North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc |
| Doing Business As | Berkshire Medical Center, Inc |
| Address | 71 Hospital Ave North Adams, Massachusetts, 01247 |
| Phone Number | (413) 447-2915 |
Patient Distribution
Anemia Management
| Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 25 |
| Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 28 |
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 center | 39 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 236 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 89 |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc with elevated calcium levels.
| Patients with hypercalcemia | 41 |
| Hypercalcemia patient months | 252 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor | 44 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 6 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 20 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 32 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 35 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 8 |
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 | 46 |
| Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 292 |
| Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 54 |
| Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 30 |
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) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary | 5 |
| Hospitalization Rate in facility | (Not Available) |
| Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | |
| Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | |
Transfusion Summary
Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their
dialysis center. This information shows whether North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc'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 | 1 |
| Transfusion Rate in facility | (Not Available) |
| Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | |
| Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | |
Survival Summary
The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at North Adams Renal Dialysis Suite Of Bmc 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) Year | January, 2013 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Survival Summary | 16 |
| Mortality Rate in facility | (Not Available) |
| Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | |
| Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | |