Nina Vasavada PanchalProfile page
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