DCI James Island in Charleston, South Carolina - Dialysis Center

DCI James Island is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Charleston, South Carolina and it has 16 dialysis stations. It is located in Charleston county at 959 Folly Road, Charleston, SC, 29412. You can reach out to the office of DCI James Island at (843) 795-8386. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI James Island has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in March, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 422568 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI James Island
Location959 Folly Road, Charleston, South Carolina
No. of Dialysis Stations 16
Medicare ID422568
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


959 Folly Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 29412
(843) 795-8386

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 DCI James Island from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1942233325
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address959 Folly Rd Charleston, South Carolina, 29412
Phone Number(843) 723-7227

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data30
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL10

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 center47
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2426
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center96

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 DCI James Island with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia53
Hypercalcemia patient months498
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg4
Patients with Serumphosphor54
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL10
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL28
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL25
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL18

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 53
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 372
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment48
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 Summary50
Hospitalization Rate in facility184.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit328.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit107.9

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI James Island 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 facility25.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.6
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.6

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 DCI James Island 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 facility.3 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.45
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.02

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI James Island'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 45
Transfusion Rate in facility29.7 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit103.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI James Island 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 Summary240
Mortality Rate in facility13.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit19.8
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.7

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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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