USRC Easley Home Therapies
✓ PD✓ Home HD
43/ 100
USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis
Dialysis center · 200 East 1st Ave, Easley, SC 29640
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
21/ 100
Below average
Better than 21% of US centers
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
- 28 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1988-11-02 · CCN 422541
- Rank in Easley, SC
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in South Carolina
- #108 of 147 scored centers
- County
- Pickens
- 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 6 of 15 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 30.6 | 23.6 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 152.1 | 143.5 | 148 | About the same |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.4% | 26.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 64.8 | 37.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.29 | 0.34 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 1.1 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 63.5% | 50.1% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 11% | 12.5% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 97.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 94% | 94.4% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 2% | 1% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 19% | 17.9% | 18% | About the same |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 20.9% | 16% | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 70 | 80 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 78 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 79 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 77 | 84 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 86 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 60 completed interviews (38% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 422541) has been Medicare-certified since 1988-11-02, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis offer?
USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 28 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis scores 21/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 21% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #108 of 147 scored centers in South Carolina. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis?
USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Downtown Easley Dialysis or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.