Northwest Renal Network 2009 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Modality, Mortality, and Hospitalization
	Modality (point prevalent 12/31/2008)					US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	Percent of Patients on In-Center Hemodialysis					91%	86%		76%	80%	85%	86%	87%
		Home CAPD/CCPD				8%	11%		22%	18%	15%	12%	9%
		Home Hemodialysis				1%	2%		1%	1%	0%	1%	3%
	Mortality (2005-08 average)
	Mortality Rate					0.21	0.22		0.21	0.23	0.22	0.23	0.20
	Standardized Mortality Ratio					1.00	0.95		1.10	1.04	0.86	1.02	0.91
	Percent of Deaths which Were Withdrawals					24%	40%		32%	39%	47%	43%	38%
	Percent of Deaths Due to Infection					18%	18%		24%	20%	22%	17%	18%
	Hospitalization (2005-07 average)
	Standardized Total Hospital Admission Ratio					1.00	0.82		0.82	0.72	0.76	0.82	0.84
	Pct of Patients Diagnosed with Septicemia at Admission					12%	8%		8%	8%	7%	7%	10%
	Average Hospital Days per Patient Year					15	9		10	8	9	9	9
												September 23, 2009