INDEPENDENT non profit
Arrowhead Regional
Recertification 7/20/10
Santa Clara Valley Dialysis
San Jose
Recertification 4/22/10 (last survey 1993)
INFECTION CONTROL - CONDITION NOT MET
Sierra View District Hospital
Recertification 6/8/10 (last survey 2007)
** First year death rate versus expected death rate 2006 - 2008 140% worse than expected
West Coast Dialysis
Complaint 3/2010 (last survey 2000)
V115 - Infection Control - gowns/masks
2009 - 33 deaths - 27.3% due to infection
2008 - 26 deaths - 19.2% due to infection
2007 - 27 deaths - 18.5% due to infection
2006 - 34 deaths - 20.6% due to infection
INDEPENDENT profit
Desert Cities - Victorville
Complaint 5/20/10
Pluma 8th St Dialysis Yuba City
Recertification - 1/29/10 (last survey 2001)
V110 CONDITION NOT MET FOR INFECTION CONTROL
V111 - Sanitary Environment
V115 - Gowns/Shields/Mask - staff not aware of policies
V116 - Disinfecting items used for dialysis
V122 - Disinfecting surfaces/equipment
V143 - Medication
** Patient death rate versus expected death rate 2006--09 44% worse than expected
First year death rate versus expected death rate, 2006-08 - 111% worse than expected
2009 - 23 deaths - 34.8% due to infection
2008 - 13 deaths - 23.1% due to infection
2007- 18 deaths - 22.2% due to infection
2006 - 14 deaths - 28.6% due to infection
* Almost 20% of patients for each year above were hospitalized for a blood infection
