Us Renal Care Wellsboro in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania - Dialysis Center

Us Renal Care Wellsboro is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania and it has 13 dialysis stations. It is located in Tioga county at 70 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, PA, 16901. You can reach out to the office of Us Renal Care Wellsboro at (570) 724-3188. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Us Renal Care, Inc.. Us Renal Care Wellsboro has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1995. The medicare id for this facility is 392602 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameUs Renal Care Wellsboro
Location70 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
No. of Dialysis Stations 13
Medicare ID392602
Managed ByUs Renal Care, Inc.
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


70 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 16901
(570) 724-3188

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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 Us Renal Care Wellsboro from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1073935391
Organization NameU.s. Renal Care Wellsboro Dialysis
Doing Business AsDca Of Wellsboro, Llc
Address70 Plaza Ln Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 16901
Phone Number(570) 724-3188

NPI Number1356304778
Organization NameU S Renal Care Wellsboro Dialysis
Doing Business AsDca Of Wellsboro, Inc.
Address70 Plaza Ln Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 16901
Phone Number(570) 724-3188

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data28
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL4

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 center44
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2416
    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 center4
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.745
    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 Us Renal Care Wellsboro with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia49
Hypercalcemia patient months475
Patients with Serumphosphor52
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL34
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL7

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 44
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 378
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment51
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer14

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 Summary42
Hospitalization Rate in facility144.2 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit278.1
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit78.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care Wellsboro 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 facility22 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit37
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.1

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 Us Renal Care Wellsboro 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 facility1.87 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit4.15
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.69

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Us Renal Care Wellsboro'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 facility32.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit124.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.2

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Us Renal Care Wellsboro 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 Summary191
Mortality Rate in facility13 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.8
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.6

Dialysis Facility in Wellsboro, PA

Us Renal Care Wellsboro
Location: 70 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 16901
Phone: (570) 724-3188

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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