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Dialysis

The High Costs and Hidden Perils of a Treatment Guaranteed to All

US RENAL CARE HOME THERAPIES, Houston, Texas

This Facility State Average National Average
Details (713) 668-2744
1313 LA CONCHA
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054
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Stations
1
Survival
Information Mortality
Deaths per 100 patient years, 2007-2010.
23%
18%
20%
Information Mortality vs. Expected
Patient death rate versus expected death rate, 2007-2010.
 
50%
worse than expected
Information First Year Mortality
Deaths during first year of treatment per 100 patient years, 2007-2009.
28%
22%
27%
Information First Year Mortality vs. Expected
First year death rate versus expected death rate, 2007-2009.
 
33%
higher than expected (why is this gray?)
Hospitalization
Information Hospital Admissions
Hospital admissions versus expected admissions, 2007-2010.
 
25%
higher than expected
Information Days in Hospital
Days in hospital versus expected days in hospital, 2007-2010.
 
91%
higher than expected
Information Emergency room visits vs. Expected
Emergency room visit rate vs. expected, 2007-2009
 
8%
lower than expected
Infection
Information Septicemia
Percent hospitalized with a blood infection, 2007-2010.
14%
12%
11%
Information Access-Related Infections
Percent with vascular access infection, 2009.
36%
22%
19%
Clinical Benchmarks
Information Anemia Control
Percent of patients with healthy hemoglobin levels, 2010.
77%
86%
86%
Information Dialysis Adequacy
Percent of patients with adequate urea removal, 2010.
89%
98%
97%
Transplants
Information Transplants vs. Expected
Transplant rate versus expected transplant rate, 2007-2010.
 
62%
higher than expected (why is this gray?)
Information Wait List
Percent of patients on transplant wait list, 2010.
33%
23%
24%
Vascular Access
Information Catheter
Percent of patients with a catheter, 2010.
14%
6%
9%
Information Fistula
Percent of patients with a fistula, 2010.
67%
63%
64%
Care Before Dialysis
Information Not Treated by Nephrologist
25%
34%
30%
Clinic Conditions
Information Standard Deficiencies
Lower level problems with care
7
Information Major Deficiencies
Widespread or serious problems with care
0
Date of Last Inspection
May 14, 2009

Annual Facility Reports

Data for this clinic and others is from facility reports published in 2010 by the government. PDF-formatted versions of the reports and of reports from prior years are below.

2002 2003
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2008 2009
2010 2011