Scott & White Killeen Dialysis Center
✓ In-center
27/ 100
Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights
Dialysis center · 625 W Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights, TX 76548
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
4/ 100
Poor
Better than 4% 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
- 20 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2015-11-30 · CCN 672766
- Rank in Texas
- #673 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Bell
- 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 15 reported measures, worse on 9.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 227.4 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.4% | 27.2% | 27.2% | About the same |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 24.9 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.3 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 1.66 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.71 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 56.2% | 59.2% | 57.1% | About the same |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 19% | 16.1% | 19% | About the same |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 95% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 88% | 91.7% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 3% | 1.5% | 1% | Worse |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 27% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1 | About the same |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 10.7% | 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)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 0 of 6 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 78 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 79 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 78 | 85 | 84 | Worse |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 84 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 85 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 35 completed interviews (24% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Dialysis centers nearby
Baylor Scott & White Killeen Dialysis West
✓ In-center
55/ 100
Killeen Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
11/ 100
Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
29/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights Medicare-certified?
Yes. Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights (CMS Certification Number 672766) has been Medicare-certified since 2015-11-30, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights offer?
Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 20 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights compare to other dialysis centers?
Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights scores 4/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 4% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #673 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights?
Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights 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 Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.