Northwest Renal Network 2010 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
Prevalent Patient Characteristics
US Network   AK ID MT OR WA
Average facility size (# patients, 2008) 70 64 49 45 56 55 80
Prevalent Patient Characteristics (2008)
Average Age 61.1 61.1 58.7 61.3 60.4 61.5 61.0
Percent Female 45% 44% 46% 45% 40% 43% 44%
Percent African American 37% 9% 13% 2% 2% 7% 12%
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5% 9% 19% 1% 2% 6% 13%
 Native American 2% 4% 11% 5% 23% 2% 2%
 White 55% 77% 56% 92% 73% 86% 72%
 Hispanic 16% 9% 5% 12% 2% 10% 9%
Primary Renal Diagnosis of Diabetes 44% 42% 48% 43% 45% 39% 43%
 Hypertension  28% 19% 17% 21% 13% 20% 19%
 Glomerulonephritis  10% 14% 17% 12% 13% 15% 14%
 Other or Unknown  17% 24% 18% 22% 28% 25% 23%
Average Years on Dialysis          4.4          4.5          4.3          4.0          4.9          4.4          4.6
Source of Patients
Percent Continuing 69% 67% 60% 62% 70% 66% 68%
             Incident  20% 21% 22% 24% 22% 22% 20%
             Transferring In  11% 12% 17% 14% 7% 12% 12%
Disposition of Patients
 Percent Continuing  71% 70% 66% 68% 73% 71% 70%
            Transferring Out  8% 8% 12% 10% 4% 8% 8%
            Transplanted  3% 4% 5% 3% 5% 4% 3%
            Died  15% 16% 13% 17% 16% 15% 16%
            Other  2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2%
August 20, 2010