Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis in Yankton, South Dakota - Dialysis Center

Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Yankton, South Dakota and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Yankton county at 501 Summit St, Yankton, SD, 57078. You can reach out to the office of Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis at (605) 668-8627. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in December, 1986. The medicare id for this facility is 430012 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameAvera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis
Location501 Summit St, Yankton, South Dakota
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID430012
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


501 Summit St, Yankton, South Dakota, 57078
(605) 668-8627

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 Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1881769230
Organization NameAvera Sacred Heart Hospital
Doing Business AsSacred Heart Health Services
Address501 Summit St Yankton, South Dakota, 57078
Phone Number(605) 668-8103

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data24
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL21

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 1.2373
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center97
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis 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 Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia45
Hypercalcemia patient months387
Patients with Serumphosphor47
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL36
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL10

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 36
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 323
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment57
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer15

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 Summary37
Hospitalization Rate in facility100.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit236.6
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit46

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis 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 facility14.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit34.5
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit3.4

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 Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis 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 facility1.26 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.42
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.32

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis'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 33
Transfusion Rate in facility27.9 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit135.4
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis 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 Summary163
Mortality Rate in facility12.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit20.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.7

Dialysis Facility in Yankton, SD

Avera Sacred Heart - Yankton Dialysis
Location: 501 Summit St, Yankton, South Dakota, 57078
Phone: (605) 668-8627

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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