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Illustrative location overviewPublished facility address4179 BAKER ST, Covington, GA 30014Open Directions for an external road route and travel estimate. KidneyPass does not calculate either.
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Official facility record · CCN 112708

USRC Covington Dialysis

4179 BAKER ST, Covington, GA 30014

Hours: Not published · call to confirm

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Care and services

Official CMS facility facts

Medicare certification status
Currently listed as certified
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Dialysis stations
16
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In-center hemodialysis
Yes
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Home hemodialysis training
No
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Peritoneal dialysis training
Yes
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Shifts starting after 5 p.m.
No
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CMS quality and patients

Separate official measures with full context

CMS five-star rating
3 of 5Scale: 1–5 stars · Measurement period: Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2024
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Quality measures

Every value is shown with its CMS wording, reason when absent, unit, denominator, confidence bounds when present, measurement period, and provenance. KidneyPass adds no clinical interpretation.

CMS published 21 of 26 measures · verdicts: 1 better than expected · 9 as expected · 0 worse than expected.

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Mortality Rate (Facility)

20.8 per 100 patient-years

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 22.2 per 100 patient-years

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 328

CMS confidence interval: 1432

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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Hospitalization Rate (Facility)

154.9 per 100 patient-years

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 148 per 100 patient-years

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 75

CMS confidence interval: 99.5255.4

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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Readmission Rate (Facility)

25.1 % of hospital discharges

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 27.2 % of hospital discharges

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 59

CMS confidence interval: 13.439.9

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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Transfusion Rate (Facility)

— not published

Why is this empty?

Not enough patients to report on this measure. Call the dialysis center to discuss this measure.

CMS category: Not Available

CMS reason code 199 · code dictionary · fetched

Unit: per 100 patient-years

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 21

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First Year Standardized Kidney Transplant Waitlist Ratio

0.9 standardized ratio

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 1 standardized ratio

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023

Denominator: 29

CMS confidence interval: 0.113.26

CMS-published direction: Higher values are better

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Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplant

2.5 % of prevalent patients

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 16.5 % of prevalent patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 57

CMS confidence interval: 0.146.5

CMS-published direction: Higher values are better

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Standardized ED visits ratio (Facility)

1.12 standardized ratio

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 0.99 standardized ratio

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 28

CMS confidence interval: 0.592.24

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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Standardized ED visits within 30 days of hospital discharge ratio (Facility)

1.17 standardized ratio

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 1.04 standardized ratio

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024

Denominator: 44

CMS confidence interval: 0.422.4

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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SMoSR: Standardized Modality Switch Ratio (FACILITY)

0.24 standardized ratio

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 1 standardized ratio

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023

Denominator: 48

CMS confidence interval: 0.011.33

CMS-published direction: Higher values are better

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Standard Infection Ratio

0 standardized infection ratio

CMS category: Better than Expected

Measurement period: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024

CMS-published direction: Lower values are better

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Fistula Rate (Facility)

60.6 % of patient-months

CMS category: As Expected

National average: 57.1 % of patient-months

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

CMS confidence interval: 38.483.1

CMS-published direction: Higher values are better

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Healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination adherence percentage

Facility0 % of healthcare personnel

National average4 % of healthcare personnel

Facility0 % of healthcare personnel

GA average4 % of healthcare personnel

Measurement period: Jul 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025

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Percent of Adult HD patients with Kt/V >= 1.2

Facility99 % of adult HD patients

National average97 % of adult HD patients

Facility99 % of adult HD patients

GA average96 % of adult HD patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 73

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Percentage of Adult PD PTS with Kt/V >= 1.7

— not published

Why is this empty?

Data not reported. Call the dialysis center to discuss this quality measure.

CMS reason code 201 · code dictionary · fetched

Unit: % of adult PD patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 0

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Percentage of Medicare patients with Hgb<10 g/dL

Facility40 % of Medicare patients

National average21 % of Medicare patients

Facility40 % of Medicare patients

GA average24 % of Medicare patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 15

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Percentage of Medicare patients with Hgb>12 g/dL

Facility0 % of Medicare patients

National average1 % of Medicare patients

Facility0 % of Medicare patients

GA average0 % of Medicare patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 15

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Percentage of Adult patients with hypercalcemia (serum calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL)

Facility0 % of adult patients

National average1 % of adult patients

Facility0 % of adult patients

GA average1 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 73

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Percentage of Adult patients with serum phosphorus less than 3.5 mg/dL

Facility12 % of adult patients

National average7 % of adult patients

Facility12 % of adult patients

GA average8 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Percentage of Adult patients with serum phosphorus between 3.5-4.5 mg/dL

Facility34 % of adult patients

National average22 % of adult patients

Facility34 % of adult patients

GA average22 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Percentage of Adult patients with serum phosphorus between 4.6-5.5 mg/dL

Facility28 % of adult patients

National average27 % of adult patients

Facility28 % of adult patients

GA average26 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Percentage of Adult patients with serum phosphorus between 5.6-7.0 mg/dL

Facility17 % of adult patients

National average26 % of adult patients

Facility17 % of adult patients

GA average26 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Percentage of Adult patients with serum phosphorus greater than 7.0 mg/dL

Facility9 % of adult patients

National average18 % of adult patients

Facility9 % of adult patients

GA average18 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Percentage of Adult patients with long term catheter in use

Facility15 % of adult patients

National average19 % of adult patients

Facility15 % of adult patients

GA average16 % of adult patients

Measurement period: Oct 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2025

Denominator: 77

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Patient experience

ICH CAHPS patient-survey scores are shown with the number of completed surveys behind every score. Survey period: 18Oct2024-11Jul2025.

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Nephrologists’ communication and caring

Top-box score: 62% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 78 · 45 completed surveys

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Dialysis center care and operations

Top-box score: 59% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 76 · 45 completed surveys

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Providing information to patients

Top-box score: 72% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 72 · 45 completed surveys

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Rating of nephrologist

Top-box score: 54% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 78 · 45 completed surveys

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Rating of dialysis center staff

Top-box score: 38% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 77 · 45 completed surveys

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Rating of dialysis facility

Top-box score: 44% · 45 completed surveys

Linearized score: 79 · 45 completed surveys

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Medicare payment program

ESRD QIP payment record

Medicare reduced this facility's 2026 payments by 0% based on 2024 performance.

This payment-program record is not a patient price and not a KidneyPass quality verdict.

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Contact and confirmation

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Phone
(770) 385-4015
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Published address
4179 BAKER ST, Covington, GA 30014
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Initial Medicare certification date
December 21, 2001
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Chain owner
U.S. Renal Care, Inc.
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County / Parish
Newton, GA
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ESRD Network
Network 6
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Profit status
Profit
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Facility complaints

Verified ESRD Network path

Complaints about this facility are handled by Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. (IPRO), phone 800-238-3773.

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Costs and coverage context

General sourced Medicare information

General Medicare context

What these Medicare figures mean

Medicare's base payment rate for one dialysis session.

$281.71 per session — 2026 Medicare base rateView sourceChecked

The coinsurance patients with Original Medicare pay for dialysis services after the Part B deductible.

20% of the Medicare-approved amount after the Part B deductibleView sourceChecked

This information is for reference only and is not a substitute for professional medical or insurance advice.

About USRC Covington Dialysis

The CMS dataset record identifies USRC Covington Dialysis in Covington, GA. It names U.S. Renal Care, Inc. as the chain owner. The record reports 16 dialysis stations. Its initial Medicare certification year is 2001. CMS lists in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis training at this facility. The record does not list shifts starting after 5 p.m.

Nearest dialysis centers

Straight-line distances use the project's stored coordinates. Only active centers within 50 miles are shown.