Nkc Lake City Kidney Center
Nkc Lake City Kidney Center is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Lake Forest Park, Washington, independently operated. CMS gives it a 4-star rating — CMS rates this facility above the national average for measured quality of patient care.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 CMS Quality of Patient Care rating · what this means
Location & contact
14524 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 · King County
(206) 365-0775 (click to call)
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Services & details
In-center hemodialysisPeritoneal dialysisHome hemodialysis training Late shift available
| Dialysis stations | 20 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Northwest Kidney Centers (Non-profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 2002-01-25 |
| CMS Certification Number | 502536 |
CMS quality measures
| Measure | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Patient survival | As Expected | CMS category comparing observed vs expected patient survival |
| Mortality rate | 22.2 deaths per 100 patient-years | Lower is better |
| Hospitalization rate | 149.6 admissions per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
| Hospital readmission | 32.1% (As Expected) | 30-day unplanned readmissions; lower is better |
| Blood transfusion rate | 0 per 100 patient-years (As Expected) | Lower is better |
Measures are risk-adjusted by CMS so facilities treating sicker patients aren't penalized. A single measure never tells the whole story — read how CMS calculates these.
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