Northwest Renal Network 2007 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
Prevalent Patient Characteristics
US Network   AK ID MT OR WA
Average facility size (# patients, 2006) 65 64 73 49 47 50 82
Prevalent Patient Characteristics (2006) US Network   AK ID MT OR WA
Average Age 60.8 61.2 58.1 60.4 62.1 62.0 61.1
Percent Female 46% 44% 45% 41% 43% 43% 44%
Percent Black 37% 9% 12% 1% 1% 7% 12%
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5% 8% 15% 1% 1% 5% 12%
 Native American 2% 5% 15% 8% 22% 2% 2%
 White 55% 77% 58% 89% 75% 86% 73%
 Hispanic 15% 8% 3% 11% 2% 9% 9%
Primary Renal Diagnosis of Diabetes 43% 42% 45% 44% 48% 39% 42%
 Hypertension  27% 19% 16% 20% 11% 21% 18%
 Glomerulonephritis  11% 15% 17% 16% 14% 15% 15%
 Other or Unknown  18% 24% 21% 20% 26% 26% 24%
Average Years on Dialysis          4.2          4.2          4.2          4.0          4.3          4.1          4.3
Source of Patients
Percent Continuing 68% 67% 69% 64% 70% 68% 66%
             Incident  21% 22% 25% 23% 23% 21% 22%
             Transferring In  12% 11% 6% 13% 7% 11% 12%
Disposition of Patients
 Percent Continuing  70% 70% 74% 67% 75% 69% 70%
            Transferring Out  8% 8% 6% 9% 4% 7% 9%
            Transplanted  3% 4% 2% 6% 4% 5% 4%
            Died  17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 18% 16%
            Other  2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%
July 28, 2007