Contact Information

Rating:
ELBERTON DIALYSIS FACILITY INC
Chain:
DAVITA
894 ELBERT STREET
ELBERTON. GA 30635
(706) 283-9833
For Profit
Medicare certification date2: May 14, 1987
The is the date the facility was certified to participate in the Medicare program.

1 Facilities can be run by either for-profit or non-profit corporations.

2 Agencies that are Medicare Certified are able to participate in Medicare related programs.


Quality of Care

When kidneys fail, either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis is necessary to remove waste products from the blood. Before patients with kidney failure can start regular hemodialysis opens a new tab, a site on the body has to be created through which blood can be removed and returned during dialysis (vascular access opens a new tab).

This Facility Georgia Nationwide
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
— Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V >= 1.2
99% 95% 96%
Adult patients who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
— Percentage of Adult PD PTS with Kt/V >= 1.7
n/a 90% 90%
Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during hemodialysis
— Percentage of Pediatric HD patents with Kt/V >= 1.2
n/a 98% 93%
Children who had enough waste removed from their blood during peritoneal dialysis
— Percentage of pediatric PD patents with Kt/V >= 1.8
n/a 69% 67%
Adult patients who received treatment through an arteriovenous fistula (a connection directly between an artery and a vein)
— Percentage of patients with arteriovenous fistulae in use
70% 64% 67%
Adult patients who had a catheter (tube) left in a vein longer than 90 days, for their regular hemodialysis treatments
— Percentage of patients with vascular catheter in use for 90 days
11% 9% 11%
Adult patients who had too much calcium in their blood
— Percentage of Adult patients with hypercalcemia (serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL)
0% 1% 1%
  • Rate of transfusions: As Expected
    Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center.
  • Preventing bloodstream infections: Worse than Expected
    Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection.
  • Frequency of hospital admission: As Expected
  • Frequency of hospital readmission: As Expected
  • Frequency of patient death: As Expected

Patient Survey

Based on a national survey by patients getting hemodialysis in a dialysis facility.

Survey This Facility Georgia Nationwide
Patients who reported that kidney doctors “always” communicated well and cared for them as a person. Not Available 69 67
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff “always” communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible, behaved in a professional manner, and kept the center clean. Not Available 60 62
Patients who reported that YES their kidney doctors and dialysis center staff gave them the information they needed to take care of their health. Not Available 78 80
Patients who gave their kidney doctors a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). Not Available 61 60
Patients who gave the dialysis center staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). Not Available 58 62
Patients who gave the dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). Not Available 64 68

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