FMC Strawberry Park
✓ In-center
91/ 100
USRC Space City Dialysis
Dialysis center · 3402 Burke Road, Suite 100, Pasadena, TX 77504
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 2★
13/ 100
Poor
Better than 13% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- US Renal Care, Inc. · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✓ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✓ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 25 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2018-07-09 · CCN 672859
- Rank in Pasadena, TX
- #5 of 5 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #610 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Harris
- 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 14 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: Worse than Expected | 222.5 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 32.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.42 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.61 | 1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.7 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 64.1% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 23% | 16.1% | 19% | Worse |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 94% | 96.1% | 97% | Worse |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 86% | 91.7% | 92% | Worse |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 1.5% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 14% | 18.5% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: Worse than Expected | 0.16 | 0.89 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 12.9% | 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 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 70 | 81 | 81 | Worse |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 77 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 76 | 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 | 88 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 40 completed interviews (34% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is USRC Space City Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. USRC Space City Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 672859) has been Medicare-certified since 2018-07-09, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does USRC Space City Dialysis offer?
USRC Space City Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 25 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does USRC Space City Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
USRC Space City Dialysis scores 13/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (poor), better than 13% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #610 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars.
Who owns USRC Space City Dialysis?
USRC Space City Dialysis is operated by US Renal Care, Inc. 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 USRC Space City Dialysis or US Renal Care, Inc.. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.