CMS certification 130066
Northwest Specialty Hospital
1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Northwest Specialty Hospital. 83% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 439 completed surveys, 49% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Northwest Specialty Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Specialty HospitalThis hospital | Not rated | 83% | — | 1 better |
| Kootenai HealthSame county · Coeur D'Alene | 4/5 | 72% | 2 h 58 min | 7 better 1 worse |
| Bonner General HospitalSame ZIP area · Sandpoint | 2/5 | 73% | 2 h 41 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Gritman Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Moscow | 3/5 | 72% | 2 h 2 min | 1 better |
| Shoshone Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Kellogg | 3/5 | 81% | 1 h 59 min | 1 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.
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 399 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 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 | 0.88 likely 0.42 – 1.34 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 211 cases | No different | 0.57 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.86 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 642 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 644 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 621 cases | No different | 2.34 per 1,000 likely 0.71 per 1,000 – 3.96 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 640 cases | No different | 1.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 637 cases | No different | 6.48 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 13.87 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 649 cases | No different | 2.58 per 1,000 likely 0.31 per 1,000 – 4.85 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 595 cases | No different | 5.48 per 1,000 likely 1.67 per 1,000 – 9.3 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 262 cases | No different | 1.73 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.25 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 428 cases | No different | 1.25 per 1,000 likely 0.2 per 1,000 – 2.3 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,179 cases | No different | 13.5 per 1,000 likely 10.4 per 1,000 – 17.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 34 cases | No different | 10.1 per 100 likely 6.9 per 100 – 14.7 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 34 cases | No different | 4.9 per 100 likely 3.1 per 100 – 8 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 840 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
10 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
13 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 |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 7 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 2 |
| Pharmacist | 1 |
| Physical Therapist | 1 |
| Physician Assistant | 1 |
| Specialist | 1 |
First 12 alphabetically
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.
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Common questions about Northwest Specialty Hospital
Is Northwest Specialty Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Northwest Specialty Hospital. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Northwest Specialty Hospital?
83% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 439 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Northwest Specialty Hospital have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Northwest Specialty Hospital.