DaVita Gilmer Dialysis
✓ In-center
64/ 100
Renal Care Group - Gilmer
Dialysis center · 812 Us Highway 271 N, Gilmer, TX 75644
CMS star rating
17/ 100
Poor
Better than 17% 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
- 15 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2004-08-23 · CCN 452891
- Rank in Gilmer, TX
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #576 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Upshur
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 8.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 27.8 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 139.2 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 34.7% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.37 | 0.33 | 1 | Worse |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.85 | 1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 42.4% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 4% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 90% | 91.7% | 92% | Worse |
| 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) | 23% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.03 | 0.89 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.3% | 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
Approximate location (ZIP code center). Open in Google Maps
Other dialysis centers in Gilmer
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Frequently asked questions
Is Renal Care Group - Gilmer Medicare-certified?
Yes. Renal Care Group - Gilmer (CMS Certification Number 452891) has been Medicare-certified since 2004-08-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Renal Care Group - Gilmer offer?
Renal Care Group - Gilmer reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 15 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Renal Care Group - Gilmer compare to other dialysis centers?
Renal Care Group - Gilmer scores 17/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 17% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #576 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Renal Care Group - Gilmer?
Renal Care Group - Gilmer 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 Renal Care Group - Gilmer or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.