Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit
Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit is a Medicare-certified dialysis center in Temple, TX, certified since 2000. In the October 2026 CMS release it has 2 stars for cms star rating; the Texas average is 2.8. CMS rates it better than expected for getting on a transplant waitlist. It is worse than expected for blood transfusions.
Address2601 Thorton Lane, Temple, TX 76508
Phone(254) 935-5888
OwnershipNon-profit
ChainScott & White Memorial Hospital
Dialysis stations56
Medicare certifiedSeptember 2000
CountyBell
CMS Certification Number453502
Services
CMS star rating
2 of 5
CMS's 1-5 star rating for dialysis centers, built from patient survival, hospital admissions, readmissions, transfusions, infections and other outcomes, adjusted for how sick each center's patients are. The average for rated dialysis centers in Texas is 2.8 stars.
Outcomes compared with what CMS expected
Patient survivalDeaths among the center's patients, compared with what CMS expected given how sick they were.
As expected
Hospital admissionsHow often patients were admitted to a hospital, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Readmissions after a hospital stayHow often patients went back into the hospital within 30 days of leaving it.
As expected
Blood transfusionsHow often patients needed a blood transfusion, compared with what CMS expected.
Worse than expected
Bloodstream infectionsBloodstream infections among hemodialysis patients, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Emergency department visitsEmergency department visits that did not lead to an admission, compared with what CMS expected.
As expected
Getting on a transplant waitlistHow often new patients were put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year, compared with what CMS expected.
Better than expected
Verdicts are CMS's own, comparing this center's patients with what CMS expected given how sick they were. Lower is better for hospital admissions, readmissions after a hospital stay, blood transfusions, bloodstream infections, emergency department visits. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
Day-to-day care
Patients on a kidney transplant waitlistShare of the center's patients who are on a waitlist for a kidney transplant.
20%
U.S. median 15% · TX 14%
Adults getting enough dialysis (hemodialysis)Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose Kt/V, a measure of how well dialysis clears waste, was at least 1.2.
94%
U.S. median 98% · TX 98%
Adults with a long-term catheterShare of adult patients dialyzing through a catheter for 90 days or more. A fistula or graft carries less risk of infection.
30%
U.S. median 18% · TX 15%
Adults with high calciumShare of adult patients with serum calcium above 10.2 mg/dL.
2%
U.S. median 1% · TX 1%
Lower is better for adults with a long-term catheter, adults with high calcium. Medians are of every dialysis center CMS reports a figure for.
Other dialysis centers near Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit
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Coryell DialysisGatesville, TX15 mi
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FMC Greenway Kidney CenterWaco, TX17 mi
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FMC Dialysis Services Waco WestWaco, TX17 mi
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Fresenius Medical Care BrazosWaco, TX22 mi
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22 mi
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Temple Kidney CenterTemple, TX23 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit
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Coryell Memorial Healthcare SystemGatesville, TX · Emergency department
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Providence Health CenterWaco, TX · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Hillcrest Baptist Medical CenterWaco, TX · Emergency departmentCMS overall rating
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Source: CMS Dialysis Facility Compare (Provider Data Catalog dataset 23ew-n7w9). October 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.