DCI Chattanooga 3rd St in Chattanooga, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

DCI Chattanooga 3rd St is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Chattanooga, Tennessee and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Hamilton county at 1425 East Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. You can reach out to the office of DCI Chattanooga 3rd St at (423) 698-0927. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Chattanooga 3rd St has the following ownership type - Non-profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1976. The medicare id for this facility is 442505 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Chattanooga 3rd St
Location1425 East Third Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID442505
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1425 East Third Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404
(423) 698-0927

Map and Direction




Services Offered

  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Home Hemodialysis Training

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data9

Dialysis Adequacy

For adult patients on hemodialysis, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis at least 1.7; that means they are receiving the right amount of dialysis. For pediatric patients, Kt/V should be at least 1.2 on hemodialysis and 1.8 on peritoneal dialysis.
Higher percentages are better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center47
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2421
    Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.294
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center16
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7136
    Percentage of adult peritoneal dialysis patients with Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.781

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 Chattanooga 3rd St with elevated calcium levels.

Patients in the hypercalcemia summary65
Hypercalcemia patient months584
Patients in the serum phosphorus summary67
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL18
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL35
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Percentage of patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7 mg/dL16

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is considered the best 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 arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 53
Patient months included in arteriovenous fistula and catheter summaries 472
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistula for their treatment58.4
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through a vascular catheter for 90 days or longer13

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Chattanooga 3rd St 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.

Standardized Hospitalization Ratio (SHR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary56
Hospitalization Rate in facility153.7 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit258.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit98

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Chattanooga 3rd St 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.

Standardized Readmission Ratio (SRR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Readmission Rate in facility22.6 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10.3

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 Chattanooga 3rd St get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Infection Ratio in facility0.52 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.72
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit0.09

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Chattanooga 3rd St's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standardized Transfusion Ratio (STrR) PeriodJanuary, 2024 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary19

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality shows you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Chattanooga 3rd St lived longer than expected (better than expected), did not live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) PeriodJanuary, 2021 - December, 2024
Patients in facility's Survival Summary256
Mortality Rate in facility27.6 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit42.4
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit18.7

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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.

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