Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York - Dialysis Center

Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Buffalo, New York and it has 4 dialysis stations. It is located in Erie county at Hemodialysis Unit, Buffalo, NY, 14203. You can reach out to the office of Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo at (716) 323-1765. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in January, 2011. The medicare id for this facility is 333562 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameOishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo
LocationHemodialysis Unit, Buffalo, New York
No. of Dialysis Stations 4
Medicare ID333562
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Hemodialysis Unit, Buffalo, New York, 14203
(716) 323-1765
Not Available

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data2

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 center1
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.22
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center3
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.211
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the centre4
    Pediatric patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.712

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 Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia1
Hypercalcemia patient months2
Patients with Serumphosphor1

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 1
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1

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 Summary6

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo'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

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Oishei Children's Hospital Of Buffalo 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 Summary45

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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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