Kidney Treatment Center East in San Antonio, Texas - Dialysis Center

Kidney Treatment Center East is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in San Antonio, Texas and it has 24 dialysis stations. It is located in Bexar county at 1608 South New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX, 78210. You can reach out to the office of Kidney Treatment Center East at (210) 531-9693. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Kidney Treatment Center East has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in August, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 452804 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameKidney Treatment Center East
Location1608 South New Braunfels, San Antonio, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 24
Medicare ID452804
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1608 South New Braunfels, San Antonio, Texas, 78210
(210) 531-9693

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

NPI Number1699779611
Doing Business AsKidney Treatment Center East P A
Address1608 S New Braunfels Ave San Antonio, Texas, 78210
Phone Number(210) 531-9522

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data7

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 center26
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2217
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center86
    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 Kidney Treatment Center East with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia30
Hypercalcemia patient months250
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg2
Patients with Serumphosphor31
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL5
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL23
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL18
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL26
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL28

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 23
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 109
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment49
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer9

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 Summary17
Hospitalization Rate in facility207.4 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit602
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit77.7

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Kidney Treatment Center East 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 facility22 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit62.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit3.2

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 Kidney Treatment Center East 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 facility2.31 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit7.63
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.39

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Kidney Treatment Center East'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 14
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Kidney Treatment Center East 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 Summary128
Mortality Rate in facility17.2 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit10

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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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