LBJ Medical Center in Pago Pago, American samoa - Dialysis Center

LBJ Medical Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Pago Pago, American samoa and it has 17 dialysis stations. It is located in American Samoa county at Dialysis Unit, Pago Pago, AS, 96799. You can reach out to the office of LBJ Medical Center at (684) 633-1222. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. LBJ Medical Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 1982. The medicare id for this facility is 640001 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameLBJ Medical Center
LocationDialysis Unit, Pago Pago, American samoa
No. of Dialysis Stations 17
Medicare ID640001
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Dialysis Unit, Pago Pago, American samoa, 96799
(684) 633-1222

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data85
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL6
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 g/dL67

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 center195
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21780
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center93
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center1
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.22

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 LBJ Medical Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia197
Hypercalcemia patient months1790
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg9
Patients with Serumphosphor196
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL20
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL29
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL14

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 157
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 1210
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment84

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 Summary150
Hospitalization Rate in facility42.7 (Better than Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit105.4
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.8

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at LBJ Medical Center 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 facility7.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit33.8
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit.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 LBJ Medical Center 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 facility1.88 (Worse than Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit2.85
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit1.18

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether LBJ Medical Center'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 146
Transfusion Rate in facility4.5 (Better than Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit26.3
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit1

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at LBJ Medical Center 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 Summary709
Mortality Rate in facility21.7 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit27.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit17.1

Dialysis Facility in Pago Pago, AS

LBJ Medical Center
Location: Dialysis Unit, Pago Pago, American samoa, 96799
Phone: (684) 633-1222

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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