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✓ PD✓ Home HD
89/ 100
Shc Tech Ridge
Dialysis center · 1100 Center Ridge Drive, Building 2; Suite 200, Austin, TX 78753
CMS star rating
95/ 100
Excellent
Better than 95% 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
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2022-01-18 · CCN 742597
- Rank in Austin, TX
- #1 of 16 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #30 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Travis
- ESRD Network
- Network 14 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 8 of 10 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 18 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 96.4 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 10.1% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 58.4% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 13% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 25% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 18.4% | 15.3% | 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 Shc Tech Ridge Medicare-certified?
Yes. Shc Tech Ridge (CMS Certification Number 742597) has been Medicare-certified since 2022-01-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Shc Tech Ridge offer?
Shc Tech Ridge reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Shc Tech Ridge compare to other dialysis centers?
Shc Tech Ridge scores 95/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 95% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #30 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Shc Tech Ridge?
Shc Tech Ridge 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 Shc Tech Ridge or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.