Inpatient Rehabilitation

Rim At Community Medical Center

Q: What conditions does Rim At Community Medical Center treat?

Rim At Community Medical Center provides intensive rehabilitation for patients with stroke, all other conditions, hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition, brain disease or condition (non-traumatic), and other conditions requiring intensive therapy.

Q: What are Rim At Community Medical Center's functional outcomes?

Functional Mobility Improvement: 99.4%. Change in Self-Care Score: 99.2%. Change in Mobility Score: 100.0%. Discharge Self-Care Score: 49.6%. Self-Care Decline: 0.6%.

Q: How does Rim At Community Medical Center compare to other IRFs?

Discharge to Community: Better than national. Post-Discharge Readmissions: Same as national. Within-Stay Readmissions: Same as national.

Q: What is the minimum therapy requirement at Rim At Community Medical Center?

As a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility, Rim At Community Medical Center provides intensive therapy programs requiring at least 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week, under physician supervision.

Q: How many doctors are affiliated with Rim At Community Medical Center?

6 physicians are affiliated with Rim At Community Medical Center.

2827 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804

Non-profit

23 Years Certified

3+ hrs therapy/day

Contact Rim At Community

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2827 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804

About Rim At Community Medical Center

Inpatient rehabilitation facility overview

Rim At Community Medical Center is a nonprofit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Missoula, MT, serving patients in Missoula County and the surrounding region. Medicare certified since 2003, the facility has provided 23 years of intensive rehabilitation care. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities provide intensive therapy programs for patients recovering from serious injuries, surgeries, and medical conditions that require at least 3 hours of therapy per day.

Rim At Community Medical Center treats patients with stroke, all other conditions, hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition, and other rehabilitation conditions. The facility serves approximately 169 rehabilitation patients across all conditions.

Rim At Community Medical Center achieves a 99.4% functional mobility improvement rate, reflecting strong rehabilitation outcomes. The facility performs better than the national rate for discharging patients back to the community. 6 physicians are affiliated with this facility.

When choosing an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Missoula, MT, consider functional outcome measures, infection rates, readmission performance, and the facility's experience with your specific condition. IRFs provide the most intensive level of rehabilitation, typically requiring patients to participate in at least 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week.

At a Glance

OwnershipNon-profit

Certified Since2003

CountyMissoula

MSPB Ratio0.88x avg

Conditions Treated9

Affiliated Doctors6

Functional Outcomes

Patient improvement in mobility and self-care during rehabilitation

Functional Mobility Improvement

Patients who improved in mobility during their rehab stay

99.4%

99.4% of patients at Rim At Community Medical Center showed functional mobility improvement, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Change in Self-Care Score

Patients with meaningful improvement in self-care abilities

99.2%

99.2% of patients at Rim At Community Medical Center showed change in self-care score, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Change in Mobility Score

Patients with meaningful improvement in mobility

100.0%

100.0% of patients at Rim At Community Medical Center showed change in mobility score, reflecting excellent rehabilitation outcomes.

Discharge Self-Care Score

Patients meeting self-care goals at discharge

49.6%

49.6% of patients showed discharge self-care score.

Self-Care Decline

Lower is better

Patients whose self-care abilities declined during rehab

0.61%

Rim At Community Medical Center reports a 0.61% rate for self-care decline, well below most facilities, indicating strong outcomes.

Safety & Infections

Infection rates, falls, and pressure ulcer prevention

Central Line Infections (CLABSI)

Standardized infection ratio for central line-associated bloodstream infections

0.000Same as National

Rim At Community Medical Center's CLABSI standardized infection ratio is 0.000. This is consistent with the national benchmark.

Falls Prevention

Percentage of patients without falls resulting in major injury

52.5%

52.5% of patients were free from falls with major injury.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers during rehab stay

1.2%

Rim At Community Medical Center reports a 1.23% rate of new or worsened pressure ulcers. Lower rates indicate better skin integrity management.

Discharge & Readmission

Performance compared to national rates

Discharge to Community

Rate of patients successfully discharged to the community after rehabilitation

Better Than National

Risk-standardized rate: 74.3% (223 patients)

Rim At Community Medical Center performs better than the national rate for discharging patients to the community (74.3% risk-adjusted), a key indicator of successful rehabilitation.

Post-Discharge Readmissions

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of IRF discharge

Same as National

Risk-standardized rate: 9.0% (220 patients)

Rim At Community Medical Center's post-discharge readmission rate (9.0% risk-adjusted) is consistent with the national rate.

Within-Stay Readmissions

Rate of potentially preventable hospital transfers during the IRF stay

Same as National

Risk-standardized rate: 4.7% (235 patients)

Rim At Community Medical Center's within-stay readmission rate (4.7%) is consistent with the national rate.

Medicare Spending

Spending per beneficiary relative to national average

0.88x

Below National Average

1.00 = national average

Rim At Community Medical Center's Medicare spending per beneficiary is 12% below the national average (ratio: 0.88), suggesting efficient care delivery. Based on 210 Medicare episodes.

Conditions Treated

Patient volume by rehabilitation condition

Rim At Community Medical Center treats patients recovering from stroke, all other conditions, hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition, and 3 other condition categories. The facility serves approximately 169 rehabilitation patients annually across all conditions.

Stroke

All other conditions

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

Brain injury (traumatic)

Hip or femur fracture

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

< 11

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

< 11

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

< 11

Vaccination Rates

Immunization coverage for patients and staff

Influenza Vaccination61.5%

Patients assessed and appropriately given seasonal flu vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccination82.3%

Healthcare personnel up to date with COVID-19 vaccination