Long-Term Acute Care

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque

700 High Street Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Context that affects how to read this rating

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque is a Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) — a specialized facility for medically complex patients needing extended hospital stays, often involving prolonged mechanical ventilation, severe wounds, or complex IV antibiotic therapy. LTCHs do not receive a CMS Overall Hospital Star Rating because they are evaluated under the separate LTCH Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP). Headline LTCH outcomes emphasize ventilator liberation (weaning vent-dependent patients), spontaneous breathing trial compliance, discharge to community, and hospital-acquired infection rates.

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Measures (LTCH QRP)

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque is evaluated under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Because LTCH patients typically need extended hospitalization for complex medical issues — often ventilator weaning — the headline measures emphasize ventilator liberation, breathing-trial compliance, and discharge to community, alongside the standard post-acute infection, function, and readmission set.

Ventilator Liberation 59.2%
National median: 60.3% n = 37 Near national median

Percentage of ventilator-dependent patients who were weaned off the ventilator during their stay. Higher is better — this is the headline LTCH outcome since many LTCH patients arrive on prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Spontaneous Breathing Trial (Component 1) 98.4%
National median: 99.0% n = 64 Near national median

Percentage of ventilator-dependent patients who received a daily spontaneous breathing trial assessment. Higher is better — SBTs are evidence-based ventilator weaning protocol.

Spontaneous Breathing Trial (Component 2) 100.0%
National median: 100.0% n = 60 Near national median

Percentage of eligible patients who passed the SBT and were extubated within 24 hours. Higher is better.

Discharge Function Score 63.37
National median: 47.87 n = 109 Better than national median

Risk-adjusted Section GG (self-care + mobility) score at discharge. Higher is better.

Change in Mobility 10.41
National median: 6.26 Better than national median

Risk-adjusted change in mobility scores during the LTCH stay. Higher is better — reflects mobility gains during rehabilitation.

Pressure Ulcer / Skin Integrity 0.0%
National median: 0.0% Near national median

% of patients with no new or worsened pressure ulcers during the stay. Higher is better.

Falls With Major Injury 0.00
National median: 0.00 Near national median

Rate of patient falls resulting in major injury (per 1,000 patient days). Lower is better.

CAUTI (Urinary Tract) Infection Ratio 0.84
National median: 0.58 95% CI: 0.34–1.75 Worse than national median

Standardized Infection Ratio for catheter-associated UTIs — observed ÷ predicted. SIR < 1.0 is better than expected.

CLABSI (Central-Line Bloodstream) Infection Ratio 0.47
National median: 0.56 95% CI: 0.08–1.54 Better than national median

Standardized Infection Ratio for central-line bloodstream infections. CLABSI is a major LTCH concern given high central-line use. SIR < 1.0 is better than expected.

C. diff Infection Ratio 0.29
National median: 0.20 95% CI: 0.09–0.69 Worse than national median

Standardized Infection Ratio for C. difficile. SIR < 1.0 is better than expected.

Drug Regimen Review With Follow-up 87.0%
National median: 70.5% n = 181 Better than national median

% of patients whose drug regimen was reviewed with follow-up actions taken when issues were identified. Higher is better.

Transfer of Health Info to Provider 90.0%
National median: 95.6% n = 217 Worse than national median

% of discharges with a current reconciled medication list sent to the receiving provider. Higher is better.

Source: CMS Care Compare — LTCH Quality Reporting Program. National medians are computed across all reporting LTCHs in the current publication. Reporting period ending 09/30/2024.

Pricing & Costs

Facility Information

Facility type
Long-term Acute Care
Ownership
For profit
Emergency services
No

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Not rated · IPFQR (Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting) Psychiatric hospitals are evaluated under the IPFQR quality program, which measures outcomes specific to behavioral health care. CMS star ratings apply to acute care hospitals only.
About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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