The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton

  About The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton

  Survey Ratings for The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton

In addition to the overall rating, CMS is required to regularly survey patients about their experience at The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton. 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 The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton:

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  Five-Star Quality of Patient Care Rating for The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton

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The dialysis facility quality of patient care rating for The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton 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 Hazle Township

Below is a list of dialysis facilities near The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton. You should consider reviewing the information about these facilities when deciding on which dialysis facility that you want to go to.

FKC Hazleton (110 Butler Drive, 18201)	5:
FKC Berwick (301 Market Street, 18603)	4:
FKC Freedom Center of Wyoming Valley (309 Laird Street, 18702)	4:
FKC Schnecksville (4909 Route 873, 18078)	4:
FKC Carbon County (168 S. Sargent Stanley Hoffman Boulevard, 18235)	3:
FKC Pittston (455 North Main Street, 18640)	3:
FKC Nanticoke (450 West Main Street, 18634)	3:
The Kidney Center of Greater Hazleton (426 Airport Road, 18202)	3:
FKC Back Mountain (130 Crossfield Drive, 18612)	3:
DaVita Council Bluffs Dialysis Center (300 W Broadway Suite 150, 51503)	2:
FKC Pottsville (278 Industrial Park Road, 17901)	2:
DaVita Lehighton Dialysis (770 State Rd, 18235)	2:
DaVita St Luke's Tamaqua Dialysis (1215 East Broad Street, 18252)	2: