RAI - West Leigh-Richmond in Richmond, Virginia - Dialysis Center

RAI - West Leigh-Richmond is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Richmond, Virginia and it has 33 dialysis stations. It is located in Richmond City county at 800 W Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, 23220. You can reach out to the office of RAI - West Leigh-Richmond at (804) 649-8070. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. RAI - West Leigh-Richmond has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1999. The medicare id for this facility is 492600 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameRAI - West Leigh-Richmond
Location800 W Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia
No. of Dialysis Stations 33
Medicare ID492600
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


800 W Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220
(804) 649-8070

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1063524601
Organization NameRai-west Leigh-richmond
Doing Business AsRai Care Centers Of Virginia I, Llc
Address800 W Leigh St Richmond, Virginia, 23220
Phone Number(804) 649-8070

Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.67%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.14%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.19%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).56%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).30%26%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).14%14%

Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.58%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.21%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.21%18%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).51%62%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).35%26%
Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).14%12%

Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 77%80%
Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them.23%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).63%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).20%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).17%12%

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data88
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 center136
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21338
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center98
    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 RAI - West Leigh-Richmond with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia150
Hypercalcemia patient months1433
Patients with Serumphosphor150
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL12
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

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 136
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1120
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment41
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer16

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 Summary126
Hospitalization Rate in facility129.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit220.3
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit83

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI - West Leigh-Richmond 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 facility22.5 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit31.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit15.4

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 RAI - West Leigh-Richmond 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.77 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.52
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.34

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether RAI - West Leigh-Richmond'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 118
Transfusion Rate in facility39.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit75.1
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit22.8

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at RAI - West Leigh-Richmond 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 Summary610
Mortality Rate in facility18.4 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit23.7
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit14

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