Northwest Renal Network 2009 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Prevalent Patient Characteristics
						US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	Average facility size (# patients, 2008)					65	64		67	48	49	51	84
	Prevalent Patient Characteristics (2008)
	Average Age					60.9	61.1		58.8	60.7	60.2	61.6	61.2
	Percent Female					45%	43%		47%	44%	42%	43%	43%
	Percent African American					37%	9%		13%	1%	2%	7%	12%
		Asian/Pacific Islander				5%	9%		17%	1%	1%	5%	12%
		Native American				2%	4%		13%	5%	25%	2%	2%
		White				55%	77%		56%	93%	71%	86%	72%
		Hispanic				15%	9%		4%	11%	2%	10%	10%
	Primary Renal Diagnosis of Diabetes					44%	42%		47%	43%	45%	40%	42%
		Hypertension				28%	19%		16%	23%	12%	20%	19%
		Glomerulonephritis				10%	14%		17%	13%	13%	15%	14%
		Other or Unknown				17%	24%		19%	21%	28%	24%	24%
	Average Years on Dialysis					4.3	4.4		4.2	4.1	4.6	4.3	4.5
	Source of Patients
		Percent Continuing				69%	69%		68%	66%	75%	66%	69%
		Incident				20%	21%		22%	25%	18%	21%	20%
		Transferring In				11%	11%		10%	9%	6%	13%	11%
	Disposition of Patients
		Percent Continuing				72%	72%		70%	72%	74%	70%	72%
		Transferring Out				8%	8%		7%	6%	4%	8%	8%
		Transplanted				3%	4%		3%	3%	3%	3%	4%
		Died				16%	16%		16%	17%	18%	16%	15%
		Other				2%	2%		3%	2%	1%	2%	1%
												September 23, 2009