CMS certification 131305
Steele Memorial Medical Center
203 South Daisy Street, Salmon, ID 83467
Steele Memorial Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. On all 10 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate.
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: 86 completed surveys, 35% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Steele Memorial Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Memorial Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 78% | — | No different |
| Madison Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Rexburg | Not rated | 64% | 2 h 24 min | No different |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Idaho Falls | 3/5 | 68% | 2 h 13 min | 6 better |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLCSame ZIP area · Idaho Falls | 4/5 | 79% | 2 h 17 min | 1 better |
| Mountain View HospitalSame ZIP area · Idaho Falls | 3/5 | 80% | 1 h 54 min | No different |
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 124 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 27 cases | Too few cases | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 41 cases | Too few cases | 13.9% | 15.2% |
| COPD 26 cases | Too few cases | 7.4% | 8.6% |
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after pneumonia 29 cases | Too few cases | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 34 cases | Too few cases | -50.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 39 cases | Too few cases | 40.2 days per 100 | — |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 41 cases | No different | 9.9 per 100 likely 6.6 per 100 – 14.7 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 41 cases | No different | 5.8 per 100 likely 3.6 per 100 – 9 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
9 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for complications, 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
21 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 |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine | 4 |
| Emergency Medicine | 3 |
| Pharmacist | 3 |
| Physical Therapist | 2 |
| Physician Assistant | 2 |
| Emergency | 1 |
| General Practice | 1 |
| Occupational Therapist | 1 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 1 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 1 |
| Surgery | 1 |
| Surgical Assistant | 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 Steele Memorial Medical Center
Is Steele Memorial Medical Center a good hospital?
Steele Memorial Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. On all 10 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 Steele Memorial Medical Center?
78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 86 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Steele Memorial Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Steele Memorial Medical Center.