USRC Schertz
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
15/ 100
FKC Schertz
Dialysis center · 1787 Fm 3009, Schertz, TX 78154
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
95/ 100
Excellent
Better than 95% 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
- 24 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2020-09-18 · CCN 742568
- Rank in Schertz, TX
- #1 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #29 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Guadalupe
- 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 11 of 15 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 21.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | About the same |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 119.8 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 30% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| 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 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.64 | 1 | 0.99 | Better |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.72 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 72.7% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 7% | 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) | 97% | 91.7% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 21% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.14 | 0.89 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 15.3% | 16.5% | Better |
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 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 86 | 81 | 81 | Better |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 85 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 84 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 91 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 93 | 88 | 88 | Better |
Based on 43 completed interviews (31% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Schertz
Dialysis centers nearby
FMC - Village Oaks Kidney Disease Clinic
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54/ 100
USRC Live Oak Dialysis
✓ In-center
61/ 100
DaVita Live Oak Dialysis
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
88/ 100
DaVita Judson Dialysis
✓ In-center
81/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Schertz Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Schertz (CMS Certification Number 742568) has been Medicare-certified since 2020-09-18, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Schertz offer?
FKC Schertz reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 24 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Schertz compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Schertz scores 95/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 95% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #29 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 4 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Schertz?
FKC Schertz 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 Schertz or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.