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USRC Altoona
- Date Updated October 23, 2024
- Address 118 E. Chestnut Avenue Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone (814) 942-2569
- No. of Stations 19
- Overall Rating
- Participating in Medicare Since: May 19, 2011
- Offers In Center Hemodyalysis Yes
- Offers Peritoneal Dialysis Yes
- Offers Home Hemodialysis Training Yes
About USRC Altoona
USRC Altoona is a dialysis provider with 19 available stations in Altoona, PA. It's overall five star rating is 4 out of 5. It is part of the US Renal Care, Inc. chain. The owner is a profit organization. USRC Altoona offers in center Hemodialysis and it offers Peritoneal Dialysis. It offers Home Hemodialysis Training. The facility has been participating in Medicare since 05/19/2011; it's provider number is 392786.
Survey Ratings for USRC Altoona
In addition to the overall rating, CMS is required to regularly survey patients about their experience at USRC Altoona. The results are published as the In-Center Hemodialysis Survey Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey ("ICH CAHPS Survey"). (Who thought that this was a good name for a survey?) More information about the survey is available on this site. CMS summarized the results as another 5-star rating. Below are the ICH CAHPS survey ratings for USRC Altoona:
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Five-Star Quality of Patient Care Rating for USRC Altoona
Overall Rating:
The dialysis facility quality of patient care rating for USRC Altoona shows you how the dialysis facility performance compares to other dialysis facilities. The rating, between 1 to 5 stars, is calculated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ("CMS") using each dialysis facilities' scores on different quality of care measures, including:
- Avoiding unnecessary transfusions
- Using the most effective access to the bloodstream
- Keeping a patient's bone mineral levels in balance
- Avoiding hospitalizations & deaths
- Removing waste from blood
Use the quality of patient care star rating along with other quality information when making decisions about choosing a dialysis facility. Each dialysis facility gets a rating between 1 and 5 stars, with 3 stars representing the national average. A 5-star rating means a facility has quality of care that is considered 'much above average' compared to other dialysis facilities. A one or 2-star rating means that measured health outcomes for that facility were below average.
Other Dialysis Facilities in Altoona
Below is a list of dialysis facilities near USRC Altoona. You should consider reviewing the information about these facilities when deciding on which dialysis facility that you want to go to.
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FKC Altoona (1602 Ninth Avenue, 16602) |
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DaVita Tyrone Dialysis (175 Hospital Drive, 16686) |
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USRC Altoona (118 E. Chestnut Avenue, 16601) |
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DaVita PDI - Johnstown (344 Budfield Street, 15904) |
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FKC Huntingdon (7535 Huntingdon Plaza, 16652) |
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Prodigy Dialysis Richland (105 Metzler Street, 15904) |
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DCI Hastings (264 Haida Avenue, Suite D, 16646) |
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DaVita Budfield Street Home Dialysis (350 Budfield Street, Suite 1, 15904) |
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