062526 Walsenburg Dialysis (FMC)
Medicare-certified dialysis center in Walsenburg, Colorado, operated by Fresenius Kidney Care. Figures below are from CMS (July 2026 release); call (719) 738-4864 to confirm availability.
At a glance
| CMS quality rating | ★★★☆☆ 3 / 5 Quality of Patient Care star rating · Dialysis Facility dataset · what this means |
|---|---|
| Patient survey rating | Not surveyed, or too few completed surveys to report ICH CAHPS patient survey |
| Medicare payment (ESRD QIP) | No Medicare payment reduction (PY2026) — Total Performance Score 61 vs Colorado 62 / national 54 ESRD QIP Total Performance Scores dataset |
| Treatment options | In-center hemodialysis |
| Shift starting after 5 p.m. | No |
| Dialysis stations | 12 |
| Patients in CMS survival summary | 107 a size indicator, not a current patient count |
| Ownership | Fresenius Medical Care (Profit) |
| Medicare-certified since | 1997-01-17 |
| CMS Certification Number | 062526 |
How this center compares
| Measure | This center | CO avg | US avg | CMS category or CO rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | ||||
| Deaths among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS for age and health, per 100 patient-years. | ||||
| Death rateper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 16.1107 patients | — | 22.2 | As Expected |
| Hospital & ED | ||||
| Hospital admissions among patients treated here, risk-adjusted by CMS, per 100 patient-years. Emergency department visits compared with the number CMS expected for these patients; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Hospital admissionsper 100 patient-years · Lower is better | 39.628 patients | — | 148 | Better than Expected |
| Emergency department visits (ratio)Lower is better | 1.4411 patients | — | 0.99 | As Expected |
| Vascular access | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients dialyzing through an arteriovenous fistula, risk-adjusted by CMS. Share of adult hemodialysis patients who had used a catheter (rather than a fistula or graft) for three months or longer. | ||||
| Fistula useHigher is better | 55.4%34 patients | — | 57.1% | As Expected |
| Long-term catheter useLower is better | 18%34 patients | 16% | 19% | Better than 34% |
| Dialysis adequacy | ||||
| Share of adult hemodialysis patients whose treatments met the Kt/V ≥ 1.2 waste-removal target. | ||||
| Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.2)Higher is better | 97%33 patients | 98% | 97% | Better than 14% |
| Labs | ||||
| Share of adult patients whose average serum calcium was above 10.2 mg/dL. Share of adult patients whose serum phosphorus was above 7.0 mg/dL (CMS reports five phosphorus bands; this is the highest). | ||||
| High blood calciumLower is better | 0%33 patients | 1% | 1% | Better than 80% |
| Serum phosphorus above 7.0 mg/dLNot ranked | 20%36 patients | 17% | 18% | Not ranked |
| Transplant & home dialysis | ||||
| Share of patients under 75 on the kidney transplant waitlist, risk-adjusted by CMS. Patients switching from in-center to home dialysis, compared with the number CMS expected; 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Patients on the transplant waitlistHigher is better | 0%26 patients | — | 16.5% | Worse than Expected |
| Switches to home dialysis (ratio)Higher is better | 2.3418 patients | — | 1.00 | As Expected |
| Infection | ||||
| Bloodstream infections reported to the CDC, compared with the number expected (standardized infection ratio); 1.0 means as expected. | ||||
| Bloodstream infections (ratio)Lower is better | 0.40 | — | — | As Expected |
Values and averages are published by CMS (July 2026 release); "—" means CMS publishes no average for that measure. Where CMS assigns a risk-adjusted category ("Better than", "As" or "Worse than Expected"), that category is shown — we never rank those measures ourselves. For the other measures, "Better than X%" is computed by DialysisCompare: the share of Colorado facilities with at least 25 patients in the measure that this center does better than; centers with fewer patients are not ranked. One measure never tells the whole story — how every figure is sourced and computed.
Questions to ask this center
Prompts for a conversation with the center or your kidney care team, generated only where CMS rates a measure "Worse than Expected", where this center is in the bottom quarter of Colorado facilities on a measure with at least 25 patients, or where it carries a Medicare payment reduction. They are not medical advice and not a verdict on the center.
- Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/V ≥ 1.2): CMS reports 97% here (33 patients), vs 98% across Colorado — better than only 14% of Colorado facilities with at least 25 patients. You could ask how the center checks that each treatment removes enough waste.
- Patients on the transplant waitlist: CMS reports 0% here, vs 16.5% nationally, and rates it "Worse than Expected" after risk adjustment. You could ask how the center helps patients get evaluated and listed for a kidney transplant.
Nearest alternatives
No other Medicare-certified dialysis facility is within 30 miles (straight-line distance).
Location & contact
23450 Highway 160
Walsenburg, CO 81089 · Huerfano County
(719) 738-4864 (click to call)
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Coverage: only Medicare-certified dialysis facilities appear here. VA dialysis units and clinics that do not bill Medicare are not in the CMS file. Phone is the only contact channel CMS publishes for each facility.
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