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Accreditations and Awards

At Select Medical, we take accreditations seriously.

These rigorous external reviews ensure our hospitals are meeting regulations and standards.

For patients and families, accreditations are the gold stamp of approval that they have made the right choice for care.

For referring physicians, it validates that our hospitals provide the highest level of quality care and safety for patients.

Critical Illness Recovery Hospitals

Most Select Medical critical illness recovery hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission. The exception is Select Specialty Hospital - Hampton Roads which is Det Norske Veritas (DNV) accredited.

The Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE), a Baldrige-based awards program serves Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. MAAPE is a not-for-profit corporation that helps all types of organizations improve their performance and outcomes, including productivity, workforce engagement, competitiveness, and customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

Select Medical’s Critical Illness Recovery Hospital Division was the recipient of the 2018 Recognition Award.

Our critical illness recovery hospitals perform at:

  • 90% or above average on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Outcome Measure
  • 97% or above average on the NHSN Facility-wide Inpatient Hospital-onset Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) Outcome Measure
  • 90% or above average on the long-term acute care data set quality measure percent of residents/patients with new or worsened pressure ulcers

(Source: CMS LTCH Hospital Compare Measures, January 1-December 31, 2017)

Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals

8 US News awardsU.S. News & World Report Best Rehabilitation Hospitals

Eight Select Medical inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Best Hospitals for rehabilitation in the country. The 2025-2026 rankings also mark the 31st consecutive year that Kessler Institute has been named to the prestigious list.

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation — West Orange, Saddlebrook & Chester, New Jersey is ranked the No. 4 rehabilitation hospital in the nation. Additionally, Kessler Foundation holds a Model Systems designation.

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation* — Dallas, Texas is ranked the No. 8 rehabilitation hospital in the nation. Additionally, the hospital holds a Model Systems designation.

Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital* (Avon, Beachwood & Edwin Shaw) — Ohio is ranked the No. 20 rehabilitation hospital in the U.S.

California Rehabilitation Institute* — Los Angeles, California is ranked the No. 24 rehabilitation hospital in the nation.

Banner Rehabilitation Hospital* — (Phoenix, West and East), Arizona is ranked the No. 26 rehabilitation hospital in the U.S.

OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital* — Columbus and Dublin, Ohio is ranked the No. 31 rehabilitation hospital in the U.S.

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation* — Frisco, Texas is ranked the No. 36 rehabilitation hospital in the nation.

Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital* — Hummelstown, Pennsylvania is ranked the No. 47 rehabilitation hospital in the U.S.

(*Select Medical joint venture partnership)

The annual U.S. News & World Reportrankings for rehabilitation are based on an independent, three-year survey of board-certified physiatrists (physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation). It is designed to identify those rehabilitation hospitals that excel in the treatment of individuals with complex injuries or challenging medical diagnoses — such as stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurologic diseases, orthopedic trauma, amputation, cancer or cardiac conditions — and serve as a guide for patients, families and doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care.

Newsweek BPRC LogoNewsweek America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers

Twelve of Select Medical’s inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been named to Newsweek’s 2025 list of America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers.

The rankings are made on a state and regional basis. The 25 states with the most facilities were awarded individually and the remaining states were grouped into four regions: Northeast, Midwest, West and South.

Select Medical’s state and regional rankings, include:

*Denotes hospitals grouped under the same certification number provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

CARF Accreditations

Thirty-one Select Medical inpatient rehabilitation hospitals hold 115 CARF specialty program accreditations:

The Joint Commission National Quality Approval

Ten Select Medical Rehabilitation Hospitals hold 14 Joint Commission Disease accreditations.