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Dialysis

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

UCI RENAL DIALYSIS CENTER, Orange, Calif.

This Facility State Average National Average
Details (714) 456-5555
101 CITY DRIVE BUILDING 51
Orange, CALIF. 92868
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Stations
20
Survival
Information Mortality
Deaths per 100 patient years, 2007-2010.
12%
17%
20%
Information Mortality vs. Expected
Patient death rate versus expected death rate, 2007-2010.
 
6%
lower than expected (why is this gray?)
Information First Year Mortality
Deaths during first year of treatment per 100 patient years, 2007-2009.
13%
23%
27%
Information First Year Mortality vs. Expected
First year death rate versus expected death rate, 2007-2009.
 
22%
lower than expected (why is this gray?)
Hospitalization
Information Hospital Admissions
Hospital admissions versus expected admissions, 2007-2010.
 
3%
higher than expected
Information Days in Hospital
Days in hospital versus expected days in hospital, 2007-2010.
 
19%
lower than expected
Information Emergency room visits vs. Expected
Emergency room visit rate vs. expected, 2007-2009
 
6%
lower than expected
Infection
Information Septicemia
Percent hospitalized with a blood infection, 2007-2010.
10%
11%
11%
Information Access-Related Infections
Percent with vascular access infection, 2009.
13%
17%
19%
Clinical Benchmarks
Information Anemia Control
Percent of patients with healthy hemoglobin levels, 2010.
59%
86%
86%
Information Dialysis Adequacy
Percent of patients with adequate urea removal, 2010.
94%
96%
97%
Transplants
Information Transplants vs. Expected
Transplant rate versus expected transplant rate, 2007-2010.
 
87%
better than expected
Information Wait List
Percent of patients on transplant wait list, 2010.
49%
34%
24%
Vascular Access
Information Catheter
Percent of patients with a catheter, 2010.
2%
7%
9%
Information Fistula
Percent of patients with a fistula, 2010.
75%
68%
64%
Care Before Dialysis
Information Not Treated by Nephrologist
76%
28%
30%
Clinic Conditions
Information Standard Deficiencies
Lower level problems with care
Information Major Deficiencies
Widespread or serious problems with care
Date of Last Inspection
Jan. 24, 2003

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
2004 2005
2006 2007
2008 2009
2010 2011