Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD✓ Evening shift
29/ 100
Temple Kidney Center
Dialysis center · 2915 Saulsbury, Temple, TX 76504
CMS star rating
28/ 100
Below average
Better than 28% 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
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2000-02-23 · CCN 452806
- Rank in Temple, TX
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #508 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 5 of 13 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.4 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 111.8 | 155.3 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 29.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| 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 | 0.99 | 1 | 0.99 | About the same |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.95 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 52.7% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Worse |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 16% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.1% | 97% | Better |
| 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) | 24% | 18.5% | 18% | Worse |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.45 | 0.89 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 4.6% | 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
Other dialysis centers in Temple
Dialysis centers nearby
Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights
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Scott & White Killeen Dialysis Center
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Baylor Scott & White Killeen Dialysis West
✓ In-center
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Killeen Kidney Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
11/ 100
Frequently asked questions
Is Temple Kidney Center Medicare-certified?
Yes. Temple Kidney Center (CMS Certification Number 452806) has been Medicare-certified since 2000-02-23, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does Temple Kidney Center offer?
Temple Kidney Center reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does Temple Kidney Center compare to other dialysis centers?
Temple Kidney Center scores 28/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 28% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #508 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 3 out of 5 stars.
Who owns Temple Kidney Center?
Temple Kidney Center 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 Temple Kidney Center or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.