Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 50T025)
- Patients discharged to the community (return home): Better
- Readmissions within 30 days of discharge: No Different
- Readmissions during the rehab stay: No Different
- C. difficile (C. diff) infections: No Different
Ownership: Non-profit · Phone: (206) 320-3990 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS rates Swedish Medical Center better than the national rate on returning patients home to the community, and among the 5 measures CMS reports, 1 is better than the national rate and none are worse. The remaining reported measures are no different than the national rate.
Patients at Swedish Medical Center are discharged to the community, meaning they return home, at a rate CMS rates better than the national benchmark. Readmission rates after discharge are reported as no different than the national rate.
Swedish Medical Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility in Seattle, Washington, operated as a non-profit, providing intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Swedish Medical Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Seattle, King County, Washington, certified since January 1, 1984. It is operated as a non-profit facility. An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy—often several hours a day of physical, occupational, and speech therapy under medical supervision—to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home. This differs from a nursing home, which typically offers a lower intensity of therapy and longer-term custodial care.
According to CMS Care Compare data, Swedish Medical Center performs better than the national rate on discharge to community, meaning patients here return home at a higher rate than the national benchmark. On potentially preventable readmissions, both during the rehab stay and after discharge, the facility performs no different than the national rate. For healthcare-associated infections, CMS reports the C. diff infection measure as no different than the national benchmark; a catheter-associated infection rate was not included, which CMS may withhold when there are too few cases to report reliably rather than an indication of poor quality.
Overall, CMS rates Swedish Medical Center better than the national benchmark on 1 of the 5 measures it reports, and no different than the national benchmark on the rest, with no measures rated worse. Families considering this facility for post-stroke, post-surgical, or post-injury rehabilitation can review these plain-language comparisons as reported by CMS Care Compare, current as of the latest published data vintage.
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, while a nursing home typically offers lower-intensity, longer-term custodial care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS rates Swedish Medical Center's discharge-to-community rate as better than the national rate.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Readmission rates, both during the stay and after discharge, are reported as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
The C. diff infection measure is reported as no different than the national benchmark; a catheter-associated infection rate is not reported, which often reflects low case counts rather than quality concerns.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
Swedish Medical Center is Medicare-certified, but for specific coverage details please contact the facility at (206) 320-3990 and verify on Medicare Care Compare.
Who owns this facility?
Swedish Medical Center is operated as a non-profit facility.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
The facility has been Medicare-certified since January 1, 1984.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided does not specify which conditions are treated; please contact the facility at (206) 320-3990 or check Medicare Care Compare for details.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
CMS rates Swedish Medical Center better than the national benchmark on 1 of 5 reported measures, with the rest rated as no different than the national rate and none rated worse.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can review current data at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/50T025?state=WA.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about discharge-to-community rates, readmission rates, and infection rates, all of which are reported by CMS Care Compare.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
For transfer arrangements, contact the facility directly at (206) 320-3990.
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.