Fresenius Medical Care North Texas
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Evening shift
48/ 100
FKC Wichita County Dialysis
Dialysis center · 1104 Holliday St, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 3★
32/ 100
Below average
Better than 32% 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
- 26 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2019-03-15 · CCN 742532
- Rank in Wichita Falls, TX
- #2 of 2 dialysis centers
- Rank in Texas
- #479 of 721 scored centers
- County
- Wichita
- 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 7 of 15 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 26.6 | 22.8 | 22.2 | Worse |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 190.8 | 155.3 | 148 | Worse |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 35.8% | 27.2% | 27.2% | Worse |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 42.6 | 33.1 | 32.5 | Worse |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.05 | 1 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.04 | Better |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 66% | 59.2% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 12% | 16.1% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 96% | 96.1% | 97% | About the same |
| Peritoneal dialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.7) | 99% | 91.7% | 92% | Better |
| 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) | 14% | 18.5% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 1.13 | 0.89 | 1 | Better |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 15.6% | 15.3% | 16.5% | About the same |
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 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 80 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 81 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 81 | 80 | 80 | About the same |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 87 | 85 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 86 | 87 | 87 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 88 | 88 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 32 completed interviews (25% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
Other dialysis centers in Wichita Falls
Frequently asked questions
Is FKC Wichita County Dialysis Medicare-certified?
Yes. FKC Wichita County Dialysis (CMS Certification Number 742532) has been Medicare-certified since 2019-03-15, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FKC Wichita County Dialysis offer?
FKC Wichita County Dialysis reports offering in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (pd), home hemodialysis training with 26 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FKC Wichita County Dialysis compare to other dialysis centers?
FKC Wichita County Dialysis scores 32/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (below average), better than 32% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #479 of 721 scored centers in Texas. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FKC Wichita County Dialysis?
FKC Wichita County Dialysis 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 Wichita County Dialysis or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.