Healthsouth Rehab Hospital: 2935 Colonial Dr

Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below

Beds96Medicare cost report FY2024

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

Address 2935 Colonial Dr
Columbia, SC 29203
County: Richland Directions Apple Maps Call (803) 254-7777

What to bring

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

Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Healthsouth Rehab Hospital (opens the hospital's site)

Nearest emergency rooms

0.3mi Palmetto Health Richland Columbia, SC · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 45 min Call Palmetto Health Richland Directions to Palmetto Health Richland (Google Maps) Details for Palmetto Health Richland
0.3mi Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 45 min Call Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Directions to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
1.3mi MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 14 min Call MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Directions to MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown (Google Maps) Details for MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

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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 (803) 254-7777, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (803) 254-7777

What is the address of Healthsouth Rehab Hospital?

Healthsouth Rehab Hospital is at 2935 Colonial Dr, Columbia, SC 29203.

Directions (opens Google Maps)

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Type Rehabilitation

Ownership For-profit

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

0.3mi C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Fewell and Stone Columbia, SC · 252 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars
0.3mi C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilion Columbia, SC · 308 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars
1.4mi PruittHealth- Columbia Columbia, SC · 144 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5

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Dialysis centers nearby See more

4.5mi Fresenius Medical Care West ColumbiaWest Columbia, SC
5.1mi Central Columbia Kidney CenterColumbia, SC
5.1mi FMC Meadowlake DialysisColumbia, SC

Home health agencies nearby See more

1.1mi Prisma Health HomecareColumbia, SC · 87% would recommend
4.5mi Nhc Home Care MidlandsWest Columbia, SC · 84% would recommend
4.8mi Centerwell Home HealthColumbia, SC · 79% would recommend

Hospice care providers nearby See more

3.1mi Medical Services of America Hospice-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · 72% would recommend
4.5mi Compassionate Care Hospice of South CarolinaWest Columbia, SC · 78% would recommend
4.8mi Crescent Hospice, INCColumbia, SC · 85% 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: 71% here, against 67% nationally. CMS rates it better than national on returned home or to the community.

Results

Returned home or to the community Medicare patients who went home (or to another community setting) after rehab and stayed out of hospitals and nursing homes for at least 31 days. Risk-standardized; CMS compares it with the national rate. Based on 2,007 patients. Oct 2023 – Sep 2025.

71% U.S. 67% Better than national

Preventable readmissions after discharge Medicare patients readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of leaving, for problems that good care could have prevented (risk-standardized). Based on 1,960 patients. Oct 2023 – Sep 2025.

9.4% U.S. 9.4% Same as national

Preventable readmissions during the stay Medicare patients sent back to a hospital during their rehab stay for problems that good care could have prevented (risk-standardized). Based on 2,121 patients. Oct 2023 – Sep 2025.

4.9% U.S. 4.7% Same as national

Met their expected function at discharge Patients who were at or above the expected ability to care for themselves and move around when they left. Based on 1,621 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

82% U.S. 69%

Met expected self-care at discharge Patients at or above the expected ability to care for themselves (eating, bathing, dressing) when they left. Based on 1,621 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

83% U.S. 65%

Met expected mobility at discharge Patients at or above the expected ability to move around when they left. Based on 1,621 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

75% U.S. 62%

Safety

Falls with major injury Patients who had one or more falls with a major injury during their stay. Based on 1,768 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

0.1% U.S. 0.2%

New or worsened pressure ulcers Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that were new or got worse during the stay (risk-adjusted). Based on 1,764 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

0.3% U.S. 0.9%

Catheter urinary tract infections Standardized infection ratio: actual infections divided by the number predicted. Below 1 means fewer than predicted. Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.

0.71 U.S. 1.00 Same as national

C. diff infections Standardized infection ratio for Clostridioides difficile infections. Below 1 means fewer than predicted. Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.

0.00 U.S. 0.34

Medications reviewed Patients whose medicines were reviewed, with follow-up when a problem was found. Based on 1,768 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

100% U.S. 98%

Medication list sent to next provider Patients whose current medication list went to their next care provider. Based on 1,468 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

99% U.S. 97%

Medication list given to patient Patients (or their family or caregiver) given a current medication list at discharge. Based on 297 patients. Jan 2025 – Dec 2025.

100% U.S. 99%

Staff flu vaccination Health care staff who got a flu shot for the season. Based on 357 patients. Oct 2024 – Mar 2025.

90% U.S. 77%

Cost

Medicare spending per patient Medicare spending for a rehab stay and the 30 days after, compared with the national median facility (1.00). Below 1 means less spending. Based on 2,144 patients. Oct 2022 – Sep 2024.

0.95 U.S. 1.00

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.

Rehabilitation hospitals by state In South Carolina

Find doctors in Columbia

Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Columbia, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

Family doctors 176 Internal medicine doctors 135 Psychiatrists 87 OB-GYNs 79 Cardiologists 73 All doctors in Columbia

Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024

Beds

Reported to Medicare, FY2024

Employees

210

Full-time equivalent

Discharges

2,103

Inpatient stays a year

Patient revenue

$40.8 million

Net of discounts

Operating margin

20.9%

On patient care

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 South Carolina 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 Columbia, Inc., a for-profit organization, incorporated 1987.

Encompass Health Corporation Owns 5% or more directly · 100% · since 1987 For-profit

Vanguard Group Inc Owns 5% or more indirectly · 10.1% · since 2023 Investment firm For-profit

Blackrock Inc Owns 5% or more indirectly · 9.1% · since 2023 Investment firm For-profit

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 Richland are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.

Mental health: Parts of Richland are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.

Dental: Parts of Richland are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 15.

Nurse pay: registered nurses in South Carolina earn a median $82,360 a year. Healthcare salaries in South Carolina.

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. South Carolina shortage areas

Closest other hospitals

0.3 mi Palmetto Health Richland Columbia, SC 3 hr 45 min ER visit 0.3 mi Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC 3 hr 45 min ER visit 1.3 mi MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC 2 hr 14 min ER visit 1.5 mi Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia, SC 2 hr 33 min ER visit 4.8 mi G Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital Columbia, SC No ER listed

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Healthcare pay in South Carolina

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Healthsouth Rehab Hospital, Columbia, SC