Providence St Luke'S Rehabilitation Medical Center
Spokane, WA · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 503025)
- Patients discharged to the community (return home): Better
- Readmissions within 30 days of discharge: No Different
- Readmissions during the rehab stay: No Different
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Worse
- C. difficile (C. diff) infections: No Different
Ownership: Non-profit · Phone: (509) 473-6000 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center discharges patients to the community better than the national rate. Among the 5 CMS-reported measures, it rates better than national on 1 measure and worse than national on 1 measure, with the rest showing no difference.
Yes, patients at Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center return home, or are discharged to the community, better than the national rate according to CMS. Readmission rates after discharge are reported as no different than the national rate.
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility in Spokane, Washington, operated as a non-profit organization. It provides intensive inpatient therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County. IRFs like this one provide intensive, hospital-level therapy — typically physical, occupational, and speech therapy — to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home. This differs from a nursing home, which generally provides longer-term, lower-intensity care rather than an intensive short-term rehabilitation program.
This facility has been Medicare-certified since September 20, 1994, and operates as a non-profit organization.
According to CMS Care Compare, this facility discharges patients to the community — meaning they return home rather than to another care setting — better than the national rate, a positive sign for recovery outcomes. Its readmission rates, both during the rehab stay and after discharge, are reported as no different than the national rate. On healthcare-associated infections, the facility's catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate is reported as worse than the national benchmark, while its C. difficile infection rate is no different than the national benchmark.
Overall, CMS rates this facility better than the national benchmark on 1 of the 5 reported measures, and worse than the national benchmark on 1 of the 5 measures, with the remaining measures showing no difference from national rates. Families are encouraged to review the full, current detail on CMS Care Compare, as this summary reflects a snapshot of published data.
Questions patients and families ask
What is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and how is it different from a nursing home?
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home; a nursing home typically provides longer-term, lower-intensity care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS reports that this facility discharges patients to the community better than the national rate.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
CMS reports readmission rates, both during the stay and after discharge, as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Its catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate is worse than the national benchmark, while its C. difficile infection rate is no different than the national benchmark.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
This is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility, certified since 09/20/1994.
Who owns this facility?
It is operated as a non-profit organization.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
It has been Medicare-certified since September 20, 1994.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided does not specify which conditions are treated; please contact the facility at (509) 473-6000 or verify on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
CMS rates this facility better than the national benchmark on 1 of 5 reported measures and worse than the national benchmark on 1 of 5 measures, with the rest showing no difference.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can review the current details at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/503025?state=WA.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about therapy hours, discharge outcomes, and infection rates; contact the facility at (509) 473-6000 for specifics not covered in this summary.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
The data provided does not detail the transfer process; please contact the facility at (509) 473-6000 to arrange this.
Data: CMS Care Compare (Aug2026 refresh). Outcome comparisons are CMS's published measures relative to the national rate. Verify current details with the facility and Medicare before making care decisions.