Shc Tech Ridge
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
95/ 100
Shc Wb South Austin
Dialysis center · 9811 South IH35, Bldg 4, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78744
CMS star rating
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% 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
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 1 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-02-08 · CCN 672772
- Rank in Austin, TX
- #13 of 16 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #599 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 4 of 13 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 137.5 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 43.6% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 89.1 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.41 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 57.6% | 59.2% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 22% | 16.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 95% | 91.7% | 92% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 1% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 31% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Better than Expected | 3.07 | 0.89 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: Better than Expected | 35.7% | 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 Wb South Austin Medicare-certified?
Yes. Shc Wb South Austin (CMS Certification Number 672772) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-02-08, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Shc Wb South Austin offer?
Shc Wb South Austin reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 1 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does Shc Wb South Austin compare to other dialysis centers?
Shc Wb South Austin scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #599 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Shc Wb South Austin?
Shc Wb South Austin 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 Wb South Austin or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.