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Indicator Details: Number of Full- and Part-time Staffing Positions at Dialysis Facilitiesa
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a Adapted from the 2020 USRDS Annual Data Report (United States Renal Data System, 2020).






The number of full- and part-time dialysis center staff in the United States has shown an increase from 2017-2018. However, approximately 5% of nursing positions remain unfilled, while ~2% of social worker and 1% of dietician positions remain unfilled.

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The numbers of staffing positions continue to grow, although ~5% of nursing positions and ~2% of social worker and 1% dietitian positions remained unfilled in 2018. There were, on average, 14 dialysis patients for each registered nurse in 2018; there were about 109 patients per licensed vocation and licensed practical nurse, 61, patients for both dietitian, and social worker. There were 11 patients per patient care technician. The patient: staff ratios did not change substantially over the time period 2016 to 2018 (not shown in figure).

The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national registry of all patients treated for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. It is sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that reports prevalence of all treated ESRD in the United States. U.S. population denominators are determined through U.S. Census data. Tables from the USRDS annual report (United States Renal Data System, 2020) are publicly available for download.

FieldData
Description of MeasureDialysis and transplant centers (stage 5)
Data SourceUSRDS (NIDDK/CMS)
Type of Data SourcePublic
Data SetUSRDS
Health Care System DataNo
Regional or National?National
Demographic GroupFacilities with Medicare-eligible U.S. citizens with ESRD
Definition of CKDStage 5, <15 ml/min per 1.73 m² with Medicare-eligibility for ESRD-related treatment
Primary Data Source IndicatorNumber of full-time and part-time staffing positions at dialysis facilities
Primary Indicator Method of MeasurementClaims
Frequency of Measurement (Primary)Annual (cross-sectional)
U.S. Region Covered by Primary VariableAll
Period Currently Available

2018

Additional Data Items of InterestType/ownership of facilities, treatment modalities offered, center staffing
Limitations of IndicatorOnly those who are Medicare-eligible are captured & eligibility may be delayed
Analytical ConsiderationsPoint vs. period prevalent counts; census data can be used for population denominator (per U.S. population)
References and Sources:

  • United States Renal Data System. 2020 USRDS Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of kidney disease in the United States. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 2020.



Suggested Citation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance System—United States.
website. http://www.cdc.gov/ckd