CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; rehabilitation hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care CompareER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
Altoona, PA 16602
County: Blair Directions Apple Maps Call (814) 944-3535
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Official links: Website for Healthsouth Rehab Hospital (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
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Quick answers about Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
What is the phone number for Healthsouth Rehab Hospital?
The main phone number for Healthsouth Rehab Hospital is (814) 944-3535, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (814) 944-3535What is the address of Healthsouth Rehab Hospital?
Healthsouth Rehab Hospital is at 2005 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Healthsouth Rehab Hospital. 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 Healthsouth Rehab Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Care after a stay at Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.7mi Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Altoona, PA · 133 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
- 1.5mi Midtown Oaks Health & Rehab Center Altoona, PA · 120 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
- 1.5mi Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Altoona, PA · 240 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 0.8mi FKC AltoonaAltoona, PA
- 4.0mi USRC AltoonaAltoona, PA
- 14mi DaVita Tyrone DialysisTyrone, PA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 0.8mi Grane Home Health CareAltoona, PA Not rated
- 4.0mi Advantage Home Health ServicesAltoona, PA · 66% would recommend
- 4.0mi UPMC Home Healthcare of Central PennsylvaniaAltoona, PA · 83% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 0.8mi Gentiva IIAltoona, PA · 93% would recommend
- 0.8mi Adoration HospiceAltoona, PA · 89% would recommend
- 0.8mi Aseracare HospiceAltoona, PA · 88% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Rehabilitation quality
CMS Inpatient rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025
Healthsouth Rehab Hospital reports inpatient rehabilitation quality results to Medicare. Returned home or to the community: 70% here, against 67% nationally. CMS rates it better than national on returned home or to the community.
Results
Safety
Cost
Source: CMS Inpatient rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context.
Find doctors in Altoona
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Altoona, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
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 Pennsylvania hospital finances.
Who owns Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona, LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2008.
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 Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Blair are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Parts of Blair are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Parts of Blair are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Pennsylvania earn a median $96,430 a year. Healthcare salaries in Pennsylvania.
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. Pennsylvania shortage areas