Rehab & Critical Care Hospital Of The Black Hills
Rapid City, SD · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 43TA03)
CMS has not published outcome measures for this facility yet — often because it has too few cases to report reliably.
Ownership: For profit · Phone: (605) 646-6040 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS Care Compare has not published enough data yet to compare Rehab & Critical Care Hospital Of The Black Hills to national benchmarks on its standard quality measures. This is common for newly certified facilities and does not indicate poor quality.
CMS has not reported discharge-to-community or readmission rates for Rehab & Critical Care Hospital Of The Black Hills, likely due to limited case data since its recent certification. Contacting the facility directly can provide more current information about patient outcomes.
Rehab & Critical Care Hospital Of The Black Hills is a Medicare-certified, for-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Rapid City, South Dakota, that provides intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Rehab & Critical Care Hospital Of The Black Hills is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Rapid City, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is a for-profit facility, certified by Medicare as of June 22, 2024.
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy — typically physical, occupational, and speech therapy — for patients recovering from a stroke, major surgery, or a serious injury, with the goal of helping them regain function and independence before returning home. This differs from a nursing home, which generally offers lower-intensity, longer-term custodial care rather than intensive daily rehabilitation.
According to CMS Care Compare, the source of this information, several of the standard quality measures for this facility — including the rate at which patients are discharged to the community, potentially-preventable readmission rates, and healthcare-associated infection rates (such as catheter-associated infections and C. diff) — are not currently published. CMS often withholds a measure like this when there are too few qualifying cases at a facility to report a reliable rate; this is not an indication of poor quality, and simply reflects limited data, which may be related to this facility's recent certification date.
Based on the measures CMS has published, this facility shows 0 measures rated better than the national benchmark and 0 measures rated worse than the national benchmark. Families considering this facility for rehabilitation after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury are encouraged to verify current details directly with the facility and on Medicare Care Compare.
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 such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy to help patients recover function after events like a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, whereas a nursing home typically offers lower-intensity, longer-term custodial care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS has not published a discharge-to-community rate for this facility, often because of a low number of qualifying cases; contact the facility at (605) 646-6040 or check Medicare Care Compare for the latest figures.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Readmission rates are not currently reported by CMS for this facility, which is common for facilities with limited case volume.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Infection measures, including catheter-associated infections and C. diff, are not currently reported for this facility.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
Yes, this facility is Medicare-certified, meaning it meets Medicare's requirements to provide covered inpatient rehabilitation services.
Who owns this facility?
The facility is listed as for-profit ownership.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
This facility has been Medicare-certified since June 22, 2024.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The available data does not specify which conditions this facility treats; contact the facility at (605) 646-6040 or verify details on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Based on published measures, CMS rates this facility as neither better nor worse than the national benchmark, with 0 measures better and 0 measures worse, largely because most measures are not yet reported.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can review current details at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/43TA03?state=SD.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about discharge outcomes, readmission and infection rates, and the specific conditions treated; contact the facility directly at (605) 646-6040 for details not covered by published CMS data.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
The data provided does not include admission or transfer procedures; contact the facility at (605) 646-6040 to arrange a transfer.
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.