The Long-Term Care Hospital Compare data, updated Dec. 18, used data from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2023. The database collects metrics on quality of patient care measures, including infection rates and readmissions. Becker’s analysed the data to find the long-term care hospitals with the lowest observed preventable readmission rates.
Here are 10 long-term care hospitals with the lowest preventable readmission rates:
- Vibra Hospital of Denver (Thornton, Colo.) — 5
- Shepherd Center (Atlanta) — 5.88
- St. Elias Specialty Hospital (Anchorage) — 7.46
- Hospital for Special Care (New Britain, Conn.) — 8.02
- Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Omaha (Neb.) — 8.13
- Madonna Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital Lincoln (Neb.) — 8.16
- Kindred Hospital-Seattle — 8.33
- Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital (Bowling Green, Ky.) — 8.41
- ContinueCARE Hospital at Medical Center Odessa (Texas) — 9.09
- Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland (Ore.) — 9.7
