St Marks Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 46T047)
- Patients discharged to the community (return home): No Different
- Readmissions within 30 days of discharge: No Different
- Readmissions during the rehab stay: No Different
- C. difficile (C. diff) infections: No Different
Ownership: For profit · Phone: (801) 268-7745 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
St Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT is rated by CMS as no different than the national rate for returning patients home, with 0 of 5 reported measures better than national and 0 worse than national.
Patients at St Marks Hospital return to the community at a rate no different than the national average, and their readmission rates after discharge are also no different than the national rate, according to CMS.
St Marks Hospital is a Medicare-certified, for-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
St Marks Hospital is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, operated on a for-profit basis and Medicare-certified since August 11, 2016. An IRF provides intensive, coordinated inpatient therapy — typically several hours of physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy per day, under physician supervision — to help patients regain function after a stroke, major surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home rather than staying long-term as in a nursing home.
According to CMS Care Compare, St Marks Hospital's rate of discharging patients back to the community is no different than the national rate. Its readmission rates — both the rate of unplanned, potentially preventable readmissions after discharge and during the rehab stay — are also no different than the national rate. Reported healthcare-associated infection data (C. diff) show no different than the national benchmark; catheter-associated infection data were not specified in the available data.
Overall, of the five measures CMS uses for national comparison, St Marks Hospital is rated better than the national benchmark on 0 measures and worse on 0 measures, with the remaining measures falling in the 'no different than' category. Where a measure is not reported, CMS has not published it, often due to low patient case counts, which does not indicate poor quality. This summary reflects CMS Care Compare data as most recently published.
Questions patients and families ask
What is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and how is it different from a nursing home?
An IRF provides intensive, short-term therapy (often several hours a day) aimed at helping patients regain function and return home, unlike a nursing home which typically provides longer-term, lower-intensity custodial care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS reports St Marks Hospital's rate of discharge to the community as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Both its post-discharge and during-stay readmission rates are reported as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Its C. diff infection rate is no different than the national benchmark; catheter-associated infection data was not specified in available records.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
St Marks Hospital is Medicare-certified, so Medicare coverage applies according to standard Medicare rules; contact the facility at (801) 268-7745 to confirm specifics for your situation.
Who owns this facility?
St Marks Hospital operates on a for-profit basis.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
It has been Medicare-certified since August 11, 2016.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided does not specify treated conditions; contact the facility at (801) 268-7745 or verify on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Of the reported measures, St Marks Hospital scores 0 better than national and 0 worse than national, with results largely falling in the 'no different than' category.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can look up St Marks Hospital directly at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/46T047?state=UT.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about discharge-to-community rates, readmission rates, infection rates, and the facility's experience with your specific condition, confirming details directly with the facility.
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 (801) 268-7745 for guidance.
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.