Ozarks Dialysis Services - South in Springfield, Missouri - Dialysis Center

Ozarks Dialysis Services - South is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Springfield, Missouri and it has 34 dialysis stations. It is located in Greene county at 3525 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807. You can reach out to the office of Ozarks Dialysis Services - South at (417) 269-7082. This dialysis clinic is run as an independent entity, i.e. it is not owned by any chain organization. Ozarks Dialysis Services - South has the following ownership type - Non-profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1997. The medicare id for this facility is 263508 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameOzarks Dialysis Services - South
Location3525 S National, Springfield, Missouri
No. of Dialysis Stations 34
Medicare ID263508
Ownership TypeNon-profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


3525 S National, Springfield, Missouri, 65807
(417) 269-7082

Map and Direction




Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.63%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.22%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.15%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).47%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).34%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).19%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.78%65%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.13%18%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated well and kept patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible.9%17%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).77%67%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).19%23%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).4%10%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of themselves.86%80%
Patients who reported 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff did not give them the information they needed to take care of themselves.14%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).82%71%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).16%19%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or lower on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).2%10%

Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data30
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL20

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center117
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2991
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.284

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 Ozarks Dialysis Services - South with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary136
Hypercalcemia patient months1144
Percentage of adult patients with serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL1
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary145
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL25
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL29
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL20

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 143
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 1180
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment46.4
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer34

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Ozarks Dialysis Services - South 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary116
Hospitalization Rate in facility148.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit221.8
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit105.4

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Ozarks Dialysis Services - South 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility32 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.7
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.8

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Ozarks Dialysis Services - South's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary54
Transfusion Rate in facility23.7 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit66.7
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Ozarks Dialysis Services - South lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary563
Mortality Rate in facility25.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit35.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.6

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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.

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