Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Ruston, LA · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 19T086)
CMS has not published outcome measures for this facility yet — often because it has too few cases to report reliably.
Ownership: For profit · Phone: (318) 254-2100 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
Medicare's Care Compare currently does not show published ratings comparing Northern Louisiana Medical Center to national benchmarks, with 0 measures better and 0 measures worse than the national rate among those reported. This may be due to low patient case counts rather than quality concerns.
CMS has not published data on how often patients at Northern Louisiana Medical Center return home to the community or on its readmission rates, often because there were too few qualifying cases to report. Families should check Medicare Care Compare directly for the most current information.
Northern Louisiana Medical Center is a Medicare-certified, for-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Ruston, Louisiana, that provides intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Northern Louisiana Medical Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Ruston, Lincoln County, Louisiana. It has been Medicare-certified since October 1, 2023, and operates under for-profit ownership.
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy—often several hours a day of physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy—for patients recovering from a stroke, major surgery, or a serious injury. The goal is to help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence so they can return home or to another appropriate setting, in contrast to a nursing home, which typically offers lower-intensity, longer-term custodial or skilled care.
According to CMS Care Compare, the source of this profile, several of the standard quality measures for this facility—including the rate at which patients are discharged back to the community, potentially-preventable readmission rates, and healthcare-associated infection rates (catheter-associated urinary tract infection and C. difficile)—are not currently reported. CMS often withholds publication of a measure when the number of qualifying patient cases is too small to calculate a reliable rate; this does not indicate poor quality.
Based on the measures CMS has published for this facility, CMS does not currently show this facility performing better than the national benchmark on any measures, nor worse than the national benchmark on any measures: 0 of 5 reported measures better, 0 of 5 worse. Families are encouraged to review the latest data directly on Medicare Care Compare before making a decision.
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 aimed at helping 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 has not published a discharge-to-community rate for this facility, often because there were too few qualifying cases to report.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Readmission data is not currently reported by CMS for this facility.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Infection rate data, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections and C. difficile, is not currently reported by CMS for this facility.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
This facility is Medicare-certified as an inpatient rehabilitation facility, so Medicare coverage applies; contact the facility at (318) 254-2100 for details on your specific situation.
Who owns this facility?
The facility operates under for-profit ownership, according to CMS data.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
The facility has been Medicare-certified since October 1, 2023.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The provided data does not specify particular conditions treated; contact the facility at (318) 254-2100 or verify details on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Among the measures CMS has published, 0 are rated better than the national benchmark and 0 are rated worse; other measures are not currently reported.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can view the latest published measures for this facility at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/19T086?state=LA.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about therapy hours, staff-to-patient ratios, and discharge outcomes; the current data does not include these specifics, so contact the facility directly at (318) 254-2100.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
Transfer procedures are not detailed in the available data; contact the facility at (318) 254-2100 to discuss admission and transfer arrangements.
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.