Spring Branch Dialysis
A dialysis facility in Houston, Texas 77055
1425 Blalock Ste 100, Houston, Texas 77055. (713) 932-7795.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s star rating
- 4of 5 patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 16 dialysis stations
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Dec 11, 2024: a complaint inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 11, 2024: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Compliance With Fed/State/Local Laws
The inspectors’ words, 286 words
“COMPLIANCE WITH FED/STATE/LOCAL LAWS CFR(s): 494.20 The facility and its staff must operate and furnish services in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations pertaining to licensure and any other relevant health and safety requirements. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 37322 Based on interview and record review: the facility failed to ensure patient’s nephrologist round and assess patient’s every two weeks in 5 of 9 sampled patient record as required by state regulations: Patient #s 2, 8, 12, 13 and 14. Findings: Record review of the facilities Medical Staff Bylaws on 12/11/2024, confirmed and adopted by the facilities Governing Body effective August 1, 2021, stated: Section 2.2.2. Rounding and Documentation Requirements: (a) Ensure patients are rounded on in compliance with DaVita, ESRD Network, state and federal requirements. Patient ID#2 Review of the patient’s #2 clinical record on 12/11/2024 revealed physician progress notes dated 09/19/2024,10/10/2024, 10/24/2024. There were no additional physician progress notes presented prior to exit. Patient ID#8 Review of the patient’s #8 clinical record revealed physician progress notes dated 10/03/2024, 10/31/2024, 11/19/2024 and 12/05/2024. There is no documented physician progress note every two weeks as required by state regulations. Patient ID#12 Review of the patient’s #12 clinical record on 12/11/2024 revealed physician progress notes dated 09/19/2024, 10/10/2024, 10/24/2024. There were no additional physician progress notes presented prior to exit. Patient ID#14 Review of the patient’s #14 clinical record on 12/11/2024 revealed physician progress notes dated 09/19/2024, 10/10/2024, 10/24/2024. There were additional physician progress notes presented prior to exit. There is no physician progress notes every two weeks as required by state regulations. Interview on 12/11/2024 at 12:30 PM with the Clinical Services Manager, staff ID#A confirmed the above findings.”
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Md Resp - Ensure All Adhere To P&P
The inspectors’ words, 212 words
“MD RESP-ENSURE ALL ADHERE TO P&P CFR(s): 494.150(c)(2)(i) The medical director must- (2) Ensure that- (i) All policies and procedures relative to patient admissions, patient care, infection control, and safety are adhered to by all individuals who treat patients in the facility, including attending physicians and nonphysician providers; This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 37322 Based on record review and interview the facility’s Medical Director failed to complete the initial assessment on a new patient to the facility prior to initiation of hemodialysis treatment in 1 of 9 sampled patients (patient ID #1). The facility has a current hemodialysis census of 86 patients. Policy Reviewed: The facility’s current policy Title:” Initial Patient Nursing Assessment for New Patients”; Policy: 103-07, Last Revision April 2024. Policy: 1. A registered nurse (RN) as required by federal regulation will perform an initial pre-treatment evaluation of all patients prior to the initiation of their first treatment at the facility. Record review of the initial patient nursing assessment dated on day of admission 10/10/2024 documents time completed at, the initial assessment was not completed until 10/17/2024 15:50 pm. Interview on 12/11/2024 at 12:30 pm with Manager of Clinical Services, staff ID #A confirmed the initial nursing assessments should have been completed prior to initiation of treatment.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 17, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Jan 9, 1996.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: DaVita.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 16 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- In CMS’s survey, patients rate its staff 4 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the DaVita chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 3 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, as expected; blood transfusions, as expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, better than expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients put on a kidney transplant waitlist in their first year of dialysis, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- Patients rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey of in-center hemodialysis patients (37 interviews, Oct 18, 2024 to Jul 11, 2025): 84% rated the facility 9 or 10 out of 10.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
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| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 137 dialysis facilities CMS lists in Harris County, 124 have a star rating from CMS: 4 rated 5 of 5, 11 rated 4 of 5, 53 rated 3 of 5, 41 rated 2 of 5, 15 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 3 of 5.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the facility
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