Christus Childrens Kidney Center in San Antonio, Texas - Dialysis Center

Christus Childrens Kidney Center is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in San Antonio, Texas and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Bexar county at 333 North Santa Rosa Street, San Antonio, TX, 78207. You can reach out to the office of Christus Childrens Kidney Center at (210) 704-4854. This dialysis clinic is run as an Independent entity i.e it is not owned by any chain organization. Christus Childrens Kidney Center has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 2007. The medicare id for this facility is 450237 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameChristus Childrens Kidney Center
Location333 North Santa Rosa Street, San Antonio, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID450237
Managed ByIndependent
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


333 North Santa Rosa Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78207
(210) 704-4854
Not Available

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Christus Childrens Kidney Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1861415903
Organization NameChristus Children's Kidney Center
Doing Business AsChristus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation
Address333 N Santa Rosa St San Antonio, Texas, 78207
Phone Number(210) 704-3907

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data7

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center2
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.25
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center
    Pediatic patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center11
    Pediatric patient months included in in Kt/V greater than or eqaul to 1.2101
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center99
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center
    Pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the centre3
    Pediatric patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.713
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Christus Childrens Kidney Center with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia1
Hypercalcemia patient months2
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg
Patients with Serumphosphor2
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 2
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 5
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary11
Hospitalization Rate in facility250.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit650.7
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit104.3

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Christus Childrens Kidney Center were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility34.1 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit49.1
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.7

Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at Christus Childrens Kidney Center get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Infection Rate in facility.78 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit3.84
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.04

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Christus Childrens Kidney Center's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 1
Transfusion Rate in facility (Not Available)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Christus Childrens Kidney Center lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary93
Mortality Rate in facility22.9 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit58.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit6.2

Dialysis Facility in San Antonio, TX

University Health System Children's Kidney Center
Location: 4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 78229
Phone: (210) 358-8309
Christus Childrens Kidney Center
Location: 333 North Santa Rosa Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78207
Phone: (210) 704-4854
Fresenius Medical Care Westover Hills
Location: 9010 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, Texas, 78251
Phone: (210) 520-4303
Southside Kidney Disease Clinic
Location: 1335 Se Military Dr, San Antonio, Texas, 78214
Phone: (210) 923-5475
Southwest San Antonio Dialysis Center
Location: 7515 Barlite Blvd, San Antonio, Texas, 78224
Phone: (210) 923-4566

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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