DCI East Ridge in East Ridge, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

DCI East Ridge is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in East Ridge, Tennessee and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Hamilton county at 6104 North Mack Smith Rd., East Ridge, TN, 37412. You can reach out to the office of DCI East Ridge at (423) 894-8133. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI East Ridge has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in October, 1980. The medicare id for this facility is 442514 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI East Ridge
Location6104 North Mack Smith Rd., East Ridge, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID442514
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


6104 North Mack Smith Rd., East Ridge, Tennessee, 37412
(423) 894-8133

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

NPI Number1497783047
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address6104 N Mack Smith Rd East Ridge, Tennessee, 37412
Phone Number(423) 894-8133

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data27
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL7

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 center54
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2481
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center94

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 East Ridge with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia55
Hypercalcemia patient months493
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor55
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL6
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL17

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 43
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 348
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment60
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer17

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 Summary57
Hospitalization Rate in facility198.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit341.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit119.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI East Ridge 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 facility31.4 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit46.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.2

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 East Ridge 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.24 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.18
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.01

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI East Ridge'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 53
Transfusion Rate in facility40.6 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit112.5
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit16.6

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI East Ridge 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 Summary321
Mortality Rate in facility19.1 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit25.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14.1

Dialysis Facility in East Ridge, TN

DCI East Ridge
Location: 6104 North Mack Smith Rd., East Ridge, Tennessee, 37412
Phone: (423) 894-8133

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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