- Long-term acute care
- Medicare-certified
Select Specialty Hospital - Hampton Roads
500 J Clyde Morris Blvd - 4th Floor, Newport News, VA 23601
- Beds
- 25 beds
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified
- Yes
At a glance
- Can they take a transfer?
- Not provided yet. Call to ask if a bed is open. Questions to ask
- Can they handle my loved one’s needs?
- Not provided yet. Ask the facility. Questions to ask
- Do patients go home?
- Patients who return home or to the community (adjusted rate): 15.0% (no different than the national rate)
- How safe is the care?
- Medicare does not publish star ratings for long-term care hospitals.
- Central line bloodstream infections (infection ratio): 0.69 (no different than the national benchmark)
- New or worsened pressure ulcers (adjusted rate): 6.2%
- Do they take my insurance?
- Medicare-certified: Yes
- Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans: Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
- How big is it?
- 25 beds
Care & services
Hospital care over a longer stay, for patients who still need hospital-level treatment for a serious condition.
Medicare does not publish a list of services for long-term care hospitals.
Not provided yet: specialty care (for example, ventilator weaning) and languages spoken. Ask the facility. Questions to ask
Availability & coverage
- Accepting new patients
- Not provided yet. Call to ask if a bed is open. Questions to ask
- Medicare-certified
- Yes (certified since May 1, 2006)
- Medicaid
- Not provided yet. Ask the facility. Questions to ask
- Medicare Advantage and other insurance
- Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
Check with your plan before you go. Some plans require an in-network provider and approval first. Medicare can cover this type of care when its conditions are met. What is covered depends on your situation and plan. A hospital discharge planner, your plan, or Medicare.gov can tell you what applies.
Quality & safety
Star ratings
Medicare does not publish star ratings for long-term care hospitals. Compare them using the quality measures Medicare publishes.
Key measures
Measures are as published by Medicare for the period shown. Some are adjusted for how sick patients were, so compare similar providers. “Not reported” means no value was published. It does not mean “no.”
Patients who return home or to the community (adjusted rate)
15.0%
Official name: Rate of successful return to home or community from an LTCH: risk-standardized discharge to community rate
Rate of successful return to home or community, adjusted for patient mix (risk-standardized).
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025. Source: Long-Term Care Hospital - Provider Data, as of September 11, 2026.
Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (adjusted rate)
19.3%
Official name: Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from an LTCH: risk-standardized potentially preventable readmission rate (RSRR)
Potentially preventable hospital readmission rate within 30 days of discharge, adjusted for patient mix (risk-standardized).
Lower is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025. Source: Long-Term Care Hospital - Provider Data, as of September 11, 2026.
Ventilator patients weaned during the stay (adjusted rate)
61.9%
Official name: Percentage of patients that were successfully weaned from the ventilator during their LTCH stay: facility adjusted rate
Share of ventilator patients successfully weaned during the stay, adjusted for patient mix.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025. Source: Long-Term Care Hospital - Provider Data, as of September 11, 2026.
New or worsened pressure ulcers (adjusted rate)
6.2%
Official name: Percentage of patients with pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened: facility adjusted rate
Share of patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries, adjusted for patient mix.
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025. Source: Long-Term Care Hospital - Provider Data, as of September 11, 2026.
Central line bloodstream infections (infection ratio)
0.69
Official name: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): standardized infection ratio (SIR)
Central line-associated bloodstream infections reported, compared with the number expected for a similar hospital (standardized infection ratio). Below 1.0 means fewer than expected.
Lower is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025. Source: Long-Term Care Hospital - Provider Data, as of September 11, 2026.
All 24 other measures
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (compared with national)
No Different than the National Benchmark
CMS's comparison with the national benchmark: better than, no different than, or worse than the national rate.
For information. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (infection ratio)
0.44
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections reported, compared with the number expected for a similar hospital (standardized infection ratio). Below 1.0 means fewer than expected.
Lower is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Central line bloodstream infections (compared with national)
No Different than the National Benchmark
CMS's comparison with the national benchmark: better than, no different than, or worse than the national rate.
For information. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Mobility improvement for ventilator patients (adjusted change)
7.2
Average change in the ability to move around between admission and discharge for patients admitted on a ventilator, adjusted for patient mix. Higher means more improvement.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2025.
Mobility improvement for ventilator patients (observed change)
7.3
Average observed change in the ability to move around between admission and discharge for patients admitted on a ventilator. Higher means more improvement.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2025.
Falls with major injury during the stay
0.0%
Share of patients who had one or more falls with major injury during their stay.
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Clostridium difficile infections (compared with national)
No Different than the National Benchmark
CMS's comparison with the national benchmark: better than, no different than, or worse than the national rate.
For information. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Clostridium difficile infections (infection ratio)
0.32
Clostridium difficile infections reported, compared with the number expected for a similar hospital (standardized infection ratio). Below 1.0 means fewer than expected.
Lower is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
Staff who got a flu shot
80.0%
Share of health care personnel who got a flu shot for the current season.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2024 to Mar 2025.
Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (compared with national)
No Different than the National Rate
CMS's comparison with the national benchmark: better than, no different than, or worse than the national rate.
For information. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (observed rate)
14.2%
Share of stays followed by a potentially preventable hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge (unadjusted).
Lower is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Patients who return home or to the community (compared with national)
No Different than the National Rate
CMS's comparison with the national benchmark: better than, no different than, or worse than the national rate.
For information. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Patients who return home or to the community (observed rate)
15.1%
Share of patients who went home or to the community after the stay and did not return to the hospital or die in the following 31 days (unadjusted).
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2023 to Sep 2025.
Medicare spending per patient (ratio to national median)
0.95
Medicare spending per patient for the stay and the 30 days after, as a ratio to the national median. Below 1.0 means less spending than typical. This is a cost measure, not a quality score.
Cost measure, for information only. Period: Oct 2022 to Sep 2024.
Medication review with follow-up care
98.2%
Share of patients whose medications were reviewed and who received follow-up care when a medication issue was found.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
New or worsened pressure ulcers (observed rate)
7.5%
Share of patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worse than at admission (observed).
Lower is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Ventilator patients assessed for breathing-trial readiness
100.0%
Share of ventilator patients assessed for readiness to start breathing trials without the ventilator within the first 2 days of the stay.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Ventilator patients who received a breathing trial
98.5%
Share of ventilator patients who appropriately received a breathing trial within the first 2 days of the stay.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Ventilator patients weaned during the stay (observed rate)
62.3%
Share of ventilator patients successfully weaned from the ventilator during the stay (observed).
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Staff up to date on COVID-19 vaccines
0.0%
Share of health care personnel who are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2025 to Dec 2025.
Medication list sent to the next care setting
64.6%
Share of patients for whom the hospital gave a current medication list to the next health care setting.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Medication list given to the patient or family at discharge
91.5%
Share of patients who received a current medication list (patient, family, or caregiver) at final discharge.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Patients at or above expected self-care and mobility at discharge
50.0%
Share of patients who are at or above the expected ability to care for themselves and move around when they leave.
Higher is better. Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025.
Patients up to date on COVID-19 vaccines
24.6%
Share of patients who are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
Higher is better. Period: Oct 2025 to Dec 2025.
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About this provider
- Type of care
- Long-term acute care
- Beds
- 25 beds
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit
- Ownership as reported
- Non-profit
- Medicare certification date
- May 1, 2006
- CMS Certification Number
- 492008
Location
- Address
- 500 J Clyde Morris Blvd - 4th Floor
Newport News, VA 23601 - County
- Newport News City
LocalCareProvider · Long-term acute care
Select Specialty Hospital - Hampton Roads
Phone: (757) 534-5000
500 J Clyde Morris Blvd - 4th Floor, Newport News, VA 23601
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