Long-Term Acute Care

Riverbridge Specialty Hospital (Long-Term Acute Care)

209 Front Street, Vidalia, LA 71373
For-profit

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Riverbridge Specialty Hospital (Long-Term Acute Care) 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)

Riverbridge Specialty Hospital (Long-Term Acute Care) 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.

Discharge to Community 15.6%
National median: 16.6% Worse than national median

Risk-standardized % of LTCH stays that ended at home. Higher is better.

Discharge Function Score 51.43
National median: 48.69 n = 90 Better than national median

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

Preventable Readmissions Post-Discharge (30 days) 18.24%
National median: 21.37% n = 37 Better than national median

Risk-standardized % of LTCH stays followed by a preventable readmission to acute care within 30 days. Lower is better.

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 0.17
National median: 0.63 95% CI: 0.01–0.84 Better 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 0.67
National median: 0.55 95% CI: 0.03–3.31 Worse 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 0.41
National median: 0.19 95% CI: 0.07–1.34 Worse than national median

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

Drug Regimen Review With Follow-up 26.8%
National median: 70.5% n = 53 Worse 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 100.0%
National median: 95.3% n = 192 Near national median

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

Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary 0.93
National median: 0.99 Better than national median

Ratio of this LTCH's Medicare spending per beneficiary to the national average. 1.00 = matches national. Lower = more efficient.

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

Licensed beds
41
Facility type
Long-term Acute Care
Ownership
For profit
Emergency services
No

Ownership & Finances

Ownership
For-profit (Corporation)

From the hospital's FY2023 Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

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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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