DaVita Tuscaloosa University Dialysis

CCN

012502The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

End-stage renal disease facility

Ownership

Profit

Control type

For Profit

Participating since

Oct 21, 1977

Last certification

Jan 8, 2020

Overall star rating

2.0 of 5Care Compare

Multi-facility organization

Davita Inc

Address

220 15TH Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 758-4775

• Dva Healthcare of Tuscaloosa LLC

  dba Tuscaloosa University Dialysis

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • NPI 1003889171
  Name & address match

• Adult patients dialysed through a long-term catheter 12
  • State average 13.6 (computed here)
  • National average 18.87 (computed here)
  • 950 patients
• Emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge As expected1.26
  • State average 0.99 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 600 patients
• Health care personnel up to date with COVID-19 vaccination 0
  • State average 0.71 (computed here)
  • National average 3.99 (computed here)
• Hospitalization rate As expected166.3
  • State average 136.69 (computed here)
  • National average 144.53 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 880 patients
• Kidney transplant waitlist ratio, first year Worse0
  • State average 0.6 (computed here)
  • National average 0.98 (computed here)
  • Worse than expected
  • 440 patients
• Mortality rate As expected25.9
  • State average 24.1 (computed here)
  • National average 21.79 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 3,810 patients
• Overall star rating Worse2 of 5
  • State average 2.72 (computed here)
  • National average 2.87 (computed here)
• Patients treated through an arteriovenous fistula Worse34.3
  • State average 51.71 (computed here)
  • National average 57.13 (computed here)
  • Worse than expected
  • 950 patients
• Patients waitlisted for a kidney transplant As expected7.7
  • State average 11.65 (computed here)
  • National average 16.51 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 800 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin above 12 g/dL 0
  • State average 0.2 (computed here)
  • National average 0.55 (computed here)
  • 160 patients
• Patients with haemoglobin below 10 g/dL 13
  • State average 21.2 (computed here)
  • National average 20.95 (computed here)
  • 160 patients
• Readmission rate Better13.6
  • State average 25.27 (computed here)
  • National average 26.95 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
  • 950 patients
• Standardized emergency department visit ratio As expected0.82
  • State average 0.93 (computed here)
  • National average 1 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 220 patients
• Standardized infection ratio Better0
  • State average 0.35 (computed here)
  • National average 0.36 (computed here)
  • Better than expected
• Standardized modality switch ratio As expected1.36
  • State average 0.92 (computed here)
  • National average 1.09 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 560 patients
• Transfusion rate As expected39
  • State average 36.91 (computed here)
  • National average 30.12 (computed here)
  • As expected
  • 190 patients

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Dirk L Berry, MD

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • NPI 1831282938

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Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.