USRC Glenwater Dialysis
Dialysis center · 9030 Glenwater Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 42 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1998-04-13 · CCN 342591
- Rank in Charlotte, NC
- #20 of 22 dialysis centers
- Rank in North Carolina
- #230 of 244 scored centers
- County
- Mecklenburg
- ESRD Network
- Network 6 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 4 of 15 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 28.1 | 22.3 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 149.9 | 130.1 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.9% | 25.6% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 11.4 | 30.9 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.14 | 0.4 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.1% | 59% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 18% | 15.8% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 87% | 97.5% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 89% | 95.2% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 16% | 19% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.22 | 0.92 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 19.1% | 16.7% | 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 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 68 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 55 | 79 | 81 | Worse |
| Providing information to patients | 65 | 79 | 80 | Worse |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 75 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 66 | 86 | 87 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 64 | 87 | 88 | Worse |
Based on 37 completed interviews (21% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Charlotte
DaVita South Charlotte Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Mallard Creek
FMC BMA Nations Ford
Dialysis centers nearby
DaVita Harrisburg Dialysis Center
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with USRC Glenwater Dialysis or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.