Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, South Dakota - Dialysis Center

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Watertown, South Dakota and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Codington county at 401 - 9th Ave Nw, Watertown, SD, 57201. You can reach out to the office of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System at (605) 882-7905. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1977. The medicare id for this facility is 430005 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NamePrairie Lakes Healthcare System
Location401 - 9th Ave Nw, Watertown, South Dakota
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID430005
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


401 - 9th Ave Nw, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201
(605) 882-7905

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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 Prairie Lakes Healthcare System from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1124056742
Doing Business AsPrairie Lakes Health Care Systems Inc
Address401 9th Ave Nw Watertown, South Dakota, 57201
Phone Number(605) 882-7000

NPI Number1467682039
Organization NamePrairie Lakes Peritoneal Dialysis
Doing Business AsPrairie Lakes Healthcare Systems Inc
Address401 9th Ave Nw Watertown, South Dakota, 57201
Phone Number(605) 882-7000

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data22
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL9

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 center40
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2322
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center91
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center3
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.727
    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 Prairie Lakes Healthcare System with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia42
Hypercalcemia patient months354
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor46
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL3
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL21
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL33
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL16

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 35
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 276
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment71
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer11

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 Summary33
Hospitalization Rate in facility93 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit237.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit38.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System 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 facility16.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit3.9

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 Prairie Lakes Healthcare System 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
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.39
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Prairie Lakes Healthcare System'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 26
Transfusion Rate in facility21 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit122.8
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit4.5

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System 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 Summary146
Mortality Rate in facility13.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit20.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit8.2

Dialysis Facility in Watertown, SD

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Location: 401 - 9th Ave Nw, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201
Phone: (605) 882-7905

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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