USRC North Fort Worth
✓ In-center
84/ 100
Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit
Dialysis center · 801 Seventh Ave, Dodson Specialty Clinic 1st Floor Dialysis Unit, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Not rated CMS star rating
9/ 100
Limited data (6 measures)
Poor
Better than 9% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Independent · Non-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 8 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1991-02-15 · CCN 452358
- Rank in Fort Worth, TX
- #28 of 29 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #717 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Tarrant
- 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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 19.4 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 174.3 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 31.5% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.3 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.46 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 6.4% | 15.3% | 16.5% | Worse |
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 Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit Medicare-certified?
Yes. Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit (CMS Certification Number 452358) has been Medicare-certified since 1991-02-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit offer?
Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 8 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit compare to other dialysis centers?
Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit scores 9/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 9% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #717 of 721 scored centers in Texas.
Who owns Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit?
Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit is independently owned, not part of a dialysis chain and is a non-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with Cook Childrens Medical Center Dialysis Unit. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.