CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; long-term care hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care CompareER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting LifeCare Specialty Hospital
Dallas, TX 75235
County: Dallas Directions Apple Maps Call (214) 640-9600
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Quick answers about LifeCare Specialty Hospital
What is the phone number for LifeCare Specialty Hospital?
The main phone number for LifeCare Specialty Hospital is (214) 640-9600, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (214) 640-9600What is the address of LifeCare Specialty Hospital?
LifeCare Specialty Hospital is at 6161 Harry Hines Blvd, #100, Dallas, TX 75235.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for LifeCare Specialty 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 LifeCare Specialty Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Care after a stay at LifeCare Specialty Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.5mi Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Dallas, TX · 150 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 2.2mi Lakewest Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Dallas, TX · 118 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5 · Located in a hospital Abuse citation (CMS)
- 2.2mi Traymore Nursing Center Dallas, TX · 150 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.1mi Passionate Healthcare Services INCDallas, TX Not rated
- 1.7mi UT Southwestern Home Health CareDallas, TX · 83% would recommend
- 1.7mi Aline Home Health Care of Texas INCDallas, TX Not rated
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 1.7mi VnaDallas, TX · 85% would recommend
- 1.7mi Vitas Healthcare of TexasDallas, TX · 79% would recommend
- 1.7mi Amaya HospiceDallas, TX Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Long-term acute care quality
CMS Long-term acute care Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025
LifeCare Specialty Hospital reports long-term acute care quality results to Medicare. Returned home or to the community: 12% here, against 15% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
Results
Safety
Cost
Source: CMS Long-term acute care 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.
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What Medicare paid at LifeCare Specialty Hospital
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Texas.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | 28 | $10,814 | $1,457 |
| Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5073 | 14 | $17,694 | $2,553 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Aug 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 Texas hospital finances.
Who owns LifeCare Specialty Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Lifecare 2.1, LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2019.
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 LifeCare Specialty Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Dallas are federally designated health professional shortage areas (10 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
Mental health: Parts of Dallas are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Dallas are federally designated health professional shortage areas (11 designations). Highest shortage score 16.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Texas earn a median $95,970 a year. Healthcare salaries in Texas.
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. Texas shortage areas
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