Shc Watsonville
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
90/ 100
Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC
Dialysis center · 65 Nielson St., STE.145, Watsonville, CA 95076
CMS star rating
30/ 100
Below average
Better than 30% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-06-05 · CCN 752506
- Rank in Watsonville, CA
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in California
- #564 of 715 scored centers
- County
- Santa Cruz
- ESRD Network
- Network 17 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 5.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 20.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 127 | 135.6 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26% | 27.7% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 36 | 25.9 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.82 | 1.06 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.1% | 62.8% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 21% | 17.9% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 92% | 95.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 3.2% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 15.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.69 | 0.9 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 28.6% | 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)
CMS has not published these measures for this center (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period, or the center is new).
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC Medicare-certified?
Yes. Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC (CMS Certification Number 752506) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-06-05, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC offer?
Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC compare to other dialysis centers?
Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC scores 30/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 30% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #564 of 715 scored centers in California. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC?
Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, 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 Srs-Watsonville Dialysis, LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.