Key Dialysis
✓ PD✓ Home HD
88/ 100
DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center
Dialysis center · 1447 Hwy 6 Suite #140, Sugar Land, TX 77478
CMS star rating
69/ 100
Above average
Better than 69% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- DaVita · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- Yes, a shift starts after 5 pm
- Stations
- 13 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2008-05-29 · CCN 672592
- Rank in Sugar Land, TX
- #5 of 12 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #188 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Fort Bend
- 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 8 of 11 reported measures, worse on 3.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 17 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 166.9 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 25.8% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 62.8 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.39 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.58 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.9 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.91 | 0.89 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 32.6% | 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)
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
Other dialysis centers in Sugar Land
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Fresenius Kidney Care Sugarland Home
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Frequently asked questions
Is DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center (CMS Certification Number 672592) has been Medicare-certified since 2008-05-29, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center offer?
DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 13 dialysis stations. It runs a shift that starts after 5 pm.
How does DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center compare to other dialysis centers?
DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center scores 69/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (above average), better than 69% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #188 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center?
DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center is operated by DaVita 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 DaVita First Colony Dialysis Center or DaVita. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.