USRC North Fort Worth
✓ In-center
84/ 100
FKC East Fort Worth
Dialysis center · 6324 Meadowbrook Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76120
CMS star rating
14/ 100
Poor
Better than 14% 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
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 18 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 1985-06-17 · CCN 452563
- Rank in Fort Worth, TX
- #24 of 29 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #600 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 5 of 15 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 14.6 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 184.9 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 23.3% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 41.2 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.78 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.65 | 1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.81 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 45.6% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 27% | 16.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 81% | 91.7% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 20% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.28 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12% | 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 FKC East Fort Worth Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC East Fort Worth (CMS Certification Number 452563) has been Medicare-certified since 1985-06-17, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC East Fort Worth offer?
FKC East Fort Worth reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd) with 18 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC East Fort Worth compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC East Fort Worth scores 14/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 14% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #600 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC East Fort Worth?
FKC East Fort Worth 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 East Fort Worth or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.