Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Steele Memorial Medical Center
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Steele Memorial Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Steele Memorial Medical Center
What is the phone number for Steele Memorial Medical Center?
The main phone number for Steele Memorial Medical Center is (208) 756-6212, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (208) 756-6212What is the address of Steele Memorial Medical Center?
Steele Memorial Medical Center is at 203 S Daisy St, Salmon, ID 83467.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Steele Memorial Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Steele Memorial Medical Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Steele Memorial Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
Steele Memorial Medical Center has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of October 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Steele Memorial Medical Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Steele Memorial Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 87 completed surveys · patients discharged Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
77% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. CMS gives a star rating only to hospitals with at least 100 completed surveys, so this hospital has answer percentages but no stars. These results come from fewer than 100 completed surveys, so CMS advises using them with caution. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart failure patients | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 13.9% | 15.2% |
| COPD patients | 7.4% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.5% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Health insurance at Steele Memorial Medical Center
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 131305). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Idaho runs its own exchange, Your Health Idaho. Check its provider directory for Steele Memorial Medical Center.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
On the 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Steele Memorial Medical Center was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| All conditions (hospital-wide)Medicare patients back in any hospital within 30 days of leaving. | 15.5% | 16.2% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.9% | 17.3% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 262 patients. | 35% | 77% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Care after a stay at Steele Memorial Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.2mi Discovery Rehabilitation and Living Salmon, ID · 45 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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- 9.2mi Salmon Valley Home HealthSalmon, ID
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 9.2mi Salmon Valley HospiceSalmon, ID · 88% would recommend Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Steele Memorial Medical Center
65 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 22 specialties.
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Salmon, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Steele Memorial Medical Center lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.steelemh.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Sep 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Idaho hospital finances.
Who owns Steele Memorial Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Steele Memorial Medical Center, a non-profit organization.
130 doctors and other clinicians list Steele Memorial Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Steele Memorial Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Lemhi are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Mental health: Parts of Lemhi are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Lemhi are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Idaho earn a median $92,460 a year. Healthcare salaries in Idaho.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Idaho shortage areas
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