BAY Springs Dialysis in Bay Springs, Mississippi - Dialysis Center

BAY Springs Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Bay Springs, Mississippi and it has 21 dialysis stations. It is located in Jasper county at 14 Bay Avenue, Bay Springs, MS, 39422. You can reach out to the office of BAY Springs Dialysis at (601) 764-6427. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. BAY Springs Dialysis has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 252554 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBAY Springs Dialysis
Location14 Bay Avenue, Bay Springs, Mississippi
No. of Dialysis Stations 21
Medicare ID252554
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


14 Bay Avenue, Bay Springs, Mississippi, 39422
(601) 764-6427

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

NPI Number1669405981
Organization NameBay Springs Dialysis Unit
Doing Business AsHattiesburg Clinic, Pa
Address14 Bay Ave Bay Springs, Mississippi, 39422
Phone Number(601) 764-6427

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.66%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.12%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.22%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).49%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).31%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).20%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.51%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.19%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.30%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).43%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).34%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).23%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. 75%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.25%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).32%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).51%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).17%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data29
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL59

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 center42
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2390
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99

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 BAY Springs Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia42
Hypercalcemia patient months390
Patients with Serumphosphor43
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL11
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL39
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL2

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 42
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 379
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment57
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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 Summary40
Hospitalization Rate in facility121.5 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit260.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit59.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at BAY Springs 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 facility29.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit44.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.5

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether BAY Springs 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 34
Transfusion Rate in facility78.5 (Worse than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit172.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit39.3

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at BAY Springs 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 Summary163
Mortality Rate in facility10.5 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.6

Dialysis Facility in Bay Springs, MS

BAY Springs Dialysis
Location: 14 Bay Avenue, Bay Springs, Mississippi, 39422
Phone: (601) 764-6427

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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