CMS certification 050717
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr
7601 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 76% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. On all 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate.
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 159 completed surveys, 16% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CtrThis hospital | 3/5 | 76% | — | No different |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneySame city | 4/5 | 72% | — | 1 better |
| Pih Health Downey HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 73% | 4 h 2 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Memorial Hospital of GardenaSame county · Gardena | 1/5 | 46% | 2 h 18 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Community Hospital of Huntington ParkSame county · Huntington Park | 1/5 | 55% | 3 h 29 min | 2 worse |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterSame county · Lynwood | 3/5 | 62% | 3 h 58 min | 4 better |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Downey.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 33 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 3.9% |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.92 likely 0.44 – 1.4 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 203 cases | No different | 0.5 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.7 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 273 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 276 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 71 cases | No different | 2.3 per 1,000 likely 0.58 per 1,000 – 4.03 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 55 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.37 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 67 cases | No different | 8.28 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 17.84 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 72 cases | No different | 3.42 per 1,000 likely 0.81 per 1,000 – 6.03 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 40 cases | No different | 5.14 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 9.44 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 28 cases | No different | 1.05 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.15 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.82 likely 0.04 – 4.03 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Worse | 4.73 likely 1.73 – 10.49 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 1.7 likely 0.62 – 3.77 | 1 |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for readmissions and return visits. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
420 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapist | 66 |
| Occupational Therapist | 43 |
| Ambulatory Care | 33 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 32 |
| Clinical | 16 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 16 |
| Internal Medicine | 15 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 13 |
| Neurology | 12 |
| Physical Rehabilitation | 12 |
| Dentist | 9 |
| Family | 9 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $47,946
- 2020 $12,740
- 2021 $6,081
- 2022 $2,860
- 2023 $5,419
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
CMS Care Compare data retrieved 4 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly. Where this data comes from and how we handle it · Report an error
Common questions about Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr
Is Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr a good hospital?
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. On all 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr?
76% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 159 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr.
Does Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $5,419 in payments to Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr for 2023, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.