Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD
65/ 100
Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC
Dialysis center · 1704 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
43/ 100
Average
Better than 43% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 38 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1984-12-03 · CCN 052606
- Rank in Santa Barbara, CA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #481 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Santa Barbara
- ESRD Network
- Network 18 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 131.4 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.9% | 27.7% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.1 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.11 | 0.35 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.26 | 1.01 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.04 | About the same |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: Better than Expected | 78.5% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 17.9% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 95.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 93% | 87.5% | 92% | About the same |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 17% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.97 | 0.9 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 24.7% | 24.4% | 16.5% | Better |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 75 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 74 | 82 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 73 | 80 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 82 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 85 | 88 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 89 | 89 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 42 completed interviews (17% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC (CMS Certification Number 052606) has been Medicare-certified since 1984-12-03, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC offer?
Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 38 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC scores 43/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (average), better than 43% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #481 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC?
Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.