Long-term acute care
Medicare-certified

Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/UPMC

200 Lothrop Street, Muh E824, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Medicare does not publish star ratings for long-term care hospitals. Compare them using the quality measures Medicare publishes.

Beds: 67 beds
Ownership: For-profit
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): 18.4% (no different than the national rate)
Key measures
How safe is the care?: Medicare does not publish star ratings for long-term care hospitals.
Central line bloodstream infections (infection ratio): 0.18 (better than the national benchmark)
New or worsened pressure ulcers (adjusted rate): 0.9%
Key measures
Do they take my insurance?: Medicare-certified: Yes
Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans: Not provided yet. Check with your plan. Questions to ask
Coverage
How big is it?: 67 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 July 1, 2004)
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)
18.4%
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)
22.3%
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)
69.0%
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)
0.9%
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)
0.18
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)
1.15
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)
Better 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)
8.3
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)
9.0
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)
Better 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)
0.21
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
56.1%
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)
22.4%
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)
16.4%
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)
1.02
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
97.5%
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)
0.9%
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
98.0%
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
99.3%
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)
64.7%
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
70.0%
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
95.8%
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
41.3%
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
0.8%
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: 67 beds
Ownership type: For-profit
Ownership as reported: For profit
Medicare certification date: July 1, 2004
CMS Certification Number: 392044

Location

Address: 200 Lothrop Street, Muh E824
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
County: Allegheny

LocalCareProvider · Long-term acute care

Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh/UPMC

Phone: (412) 586-9821

200 Lothrop Street, Muh E824, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Questions to ask when you call

Use these questions when you call or visit. They cover what Medicare data cannot tell you, like whether a bed is open today.

Printing this page prints just this checklist, with the provider’s name, phone number, and address.

Before you call

Write down your loved one’s needs: wounds, IV medicine, oxygen, dementia, or help with bathing or walking.
Have the insurance card, or the plan name and member number, ready.
Ask the hospital case manager or social worker which places they suggest, and how soon the move must happen.
Keep a pen and paper. Write down the name of the person you spoke with and their phone number.
It is your choice. Tell the case manager which places you prefer, and ask how they will help you get one of them.

Questions to ask

Medicare does not publish a checklist for choosing this type of care, so these questions are adapted from its other guides.

Do you have a bed? Can you take a transfer by the date we need?
Can you care for my loved one’s needs, such as a ventilator, a trach, wounds, IV medicine, or dialysis?
Will you review our records and tell us today if my loved one qualifies?
Is a doctor in the building each day? Is a respiratory therapist here all night?
How often will we get updates, and who do we call with questions?
Do you take Medicare? Medicaid? Our Medicare Advantage plan? Who gets the plan’s approval?
What happens next if my loved one gets better? Will you help us find a nursing home or home care?
How many of your patients go home, and how many go back to a regular hospital?
What are the visiting rules? Can family stay overnight?

Notes from the call

Person I spoke with:

Date:

Next step:

Adapted from: Medicare.gov: Long-term care hospital services (opens in a new tab); Medicare: Your Discharge Planning Checklist (opens in a new tab).

Nearby long-term care hospitals

Select Specialty Hospital - McKeesport, IncMc Keesport, PA30 beds8.5 miles from this facility
Pam Health Specialty Hospital of PittsburghOakdale, PA63 beds13 miles from this facility

At a glance

Care & services

Availability & coverage

Quality & safety

Star ratings

Key measures

Patients who return home or to the community (adjusted rate)

Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (adjusted rate)

Ventilator patients weaned during the stay (adjusted rate)

New or worsened pressure ulcers (adjusted rate)

Central line bloodstream infections (infection ratio)

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (compared with national)

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (infection ratio)

Central line bloodstream infections (compared with national)

Mobility improvement for ventilator patients (adjusted change)

Mobility improvement for ventilator patients (observed change)

Falls with major injury during the stay

Clostridium difficile infections (compared with national)

Clostridium difficile infections (infection ratio)

Staff who got a flu shot

Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (compared with national)

Preventable hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge (observed rate)

Patients who return home or to the community (compared with national)

Patients who return home or to the community (observed rate)

Medicare spending per patient (ratio to national median)

Medication review with follow-up care

New or worsened pressure ulcers (observed rate)

Ventilator patients assessed for breathing-trial readiness

Ventilator patients who received a breathing trial

Ventilator patients weaned during the stay (observed rate)

Staff up to date on COVID-19 vaccines

Medication list sent to the next care setting

Medication list given to the patient or family at discharge

Patients at or above expected self-care and mobility at discharge

Patients up to date on COVID-19 vaccines