DaVita Cielo Vista Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
99/ 100
FKC - El Paso West
Dialysis center · 1430 Northwestern Drive, El Paso, TX 79912
CMS star rating
34/ 100
Below average
Better than 34% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-01-26 · CCN 672836
- Rank in El Paso, TX
- #21 of 26 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #459 of 721 scored centers
- County
- El Paso
- 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 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 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 205.7 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.5% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.27 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 2.46 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 59.1% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 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) | 2% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 11% | 18.5% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.88 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 17% | 15.3% | 16.5% | About the same |
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
Other dialysis centers in El Paso
El Paso ARA Dialysis West
✓ In-center✓ PD
99/ 100
USRC North El Paso Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD
98/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Horizon Dialysis
✓ In-center
93/ 100
USRC West El Paso Dialysis
✓ In-center
93/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC - El Paso West Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC - El Paso West (CMS Certification Number 672836) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-01-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC - El Paso West offer?
FKC - El Paso West reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 13 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does FKC - El Paso West compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC - El Paso West scores 34/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 34% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #459 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC - El Paso West?
FKC - El Paso West is operated by Fresenius Medical Care 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 FKC - El Paso West or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.