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Medicae Dialysis Finder/Compare (Thanks to "Hawkeye" for the link, see this thread: This thread) Use that to see how many Dialysis center are within 25 miles of your Zip code. I was shocked to learn this: There are 125 dialysis facilities available within 25 miles of ZIP Code *****  I am in So.Cal. That's an amazing number, so how many within your zip code?
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Ohio Buckeye
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2006, 05:10:07 PM » |
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It shows 21 within 25 miles of my zip code.
That is a shock to me. I thought there were only 2-3.
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If I must do this to live, I must strive to live
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Ohio Buckeye
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2006, 05:11:18 PM » |
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That site would really be helpful in planning vacations.
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If I must do this to live, I must strive to live
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Joe Paul
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2006, 06:17:47 PM » |
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31 around me, more than I thought.
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"The history of discovery is completed by those who don't follow rules"
Angels are with us, but don't take GOD for granted
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Rerun
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2006, 06:43:36 PM » |
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21 in my zip. Mostly DaVita.
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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2006, 07:17:28 PM » |
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15 in my zip. I had contacted every one to get into a night unit! Finally one 13 miles away started a night shift and took me on!
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Geoffrey Campbell
Diagnosed with ESRD at 26
Transplanted in 1999 rejected 2001
In center hemodialysis since late 2001 3X a week 4 hours late evening 3rd shift
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sandman
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« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2006, 07:23:48 PM » |
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Interesting. It shows 77 dialysis facilities available within 25 miles of my ZIP Code.  |
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« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2006, 07:39:32 PM » |
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OK - now I KNOW I'm in the sticks ... I have an amazing 5 centers within 25 miles of me! Hold me back - Oh the choices...
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Zach
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2006, 09:23:29 AM » |
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The magic number is 125.
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Uninterrupted in-center (self-care) hemodialysis since 1982 -- 34 YEARS on March 3, 2016 !! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No transplant. Not yet, anyway. Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  I make films. Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.) Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat 5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk Dialysate flow (Qd)=600; Blood pump speed(Qb)=315 Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -): 2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day. "Living a life, not an apology." |
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kitkatz
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2006, 09:49:43 AM » |
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I am in so CA too. My results were 21 centers within 25 miles of my zipcode. How did I end up at RAI?
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 lifenotonthelist.com Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5 Remember your present situation is not your final destination. Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time. "If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1 |
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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2006, 07:03:26 PM » |
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23 for me but that list isn't up to date because I know of another local center that opened sometime in 2005.
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BigSky
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« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2006, 08:34:19 PM » |
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Ginger
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« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2006, 11:17:43 PM » |
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There are 34 units within 25 miles of my zip. 22 of them are Davita, 9 are FMC and the other 3 are attached to hospitals.
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Sara
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2006, 10:14:52 AM » |
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14. And as far as I can tell (I did a lot of calling) none of them have shifts starting later than 1 or 2pm. Sucks for the working person.
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Sara, wife to Joe (he's the one on dialysis)
Hemodialysis in-center since Jan '06
Transplant list since Sept '06
Joe died July 18, 2007
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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2006, 10:23:34 AM » |
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What the does it mean on the charts when is says "Patient survival is as expected". An interesting statistic.
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lifenotonthelist.com Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5 Remember your present situation is not your final destination. Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time. "If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1 |
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« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2006, 11:59:25 AM » |
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What the does it mean on the charts when is says "Patient survival is as expected". An interesting statistic. It basically it's just a fancy way of saying that the mortality rate at that clinic is within the acceptable limits for a dialysis facility. Also, there aren't lots of unexpected or unusual deaths. |
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« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2006, 11:39:30 AM » |
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There are 48 dialysis facilities available within 10 miles of Sandman's house! WOW! Can't look up Canadian ones but I recently found out that there is a Davita unit in Toronto Canada lol .. like I would ever go to them after what I have heard! I will stick with mine (Fresenius)  |
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sandman
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« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2006, 04:27:40 PM » |
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There are 48 dialysis facilities available within 10 miles of Sandman's house! WOW! I told you! There are at least three that are close enough to walk to. Literally only 4 city blocks away and those are all (Fresenius) units. |
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sandman
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« Reply #19 on: September 21, 2006, 08:56:04 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2006, 09:28:44 PM » |
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« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2006, 08:51:58 AM » |
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« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2006, 12:26:58 PM » |
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What the does it mean on the charts when is says "Patient survival is as expected". An interesting statistic.
It basically it's just a fancy way of saying that the mortality rate at that clinic is within the acceptable limits for a dialysis facility. Also, there aren't lots of unexpected or unusual deaths.
yeah, as the annual reports (from medicare) explain, they observe the death rate among patients treated at each facility, and compare that to the expected death rate for that facility based on its patient population factors like age, sex, race, comorbid conditions, etc; and also compare it to state and national averages. |
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sandman
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« Reply #23 on: September 22, 2006, 08:44:33 PM » |
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