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Nina Vasavada Panchal

Assoc Professor Term

School of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Director, University Kidney Center Hikes Lane Dialysis Clinic, Louisville, KY

· Responsibility and accountability for care provided in the 70-patient dialysis facility

· Led dialysis clinic to gain ongoing national designation by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a “Five Star Dialysis Unit,” the highest rating possible. Based on nine health statistics including mortality ratios, hospitalizations, and delivery of high quality hemodialysis

· Led dialysis clinic to gain national designation as a “5 Diamond Patient Safety” organization by the national ESRD Network. Based on Culture of Safety continuing education

· Led dialysis clinic to the top 2% of 234 American Renal Associates dialysis clinics nationwide based on clinical performance measures

· 2015 - Vitamin D Utilization at University Hikes Lane Dialysis Clinic Quality Improvement Project

· Monthly Quality Improvement meetings to review current growth and health parameters and identify areas of improvement