Encompass Health and Lee Health break ground
on new rehabilitation hospital.
March 5, 2024 - Encompass Health, the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, along with Lee Health, a century-long health care provider in the Southwest Florida community, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its joint venture rehabilitation hospital. The 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital will be located at 6150 Medical Park Loop and is expected to begin serving patients in summer 2025.
The hospital will provide essential rehabilitation services that help patients recovering from strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions regain function and independence. Patients will receive a minimum of three hours of intensive therapy five days each week, in addition to frequent physician visits and 24-hour nursing care.
WINK News and South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report covered the groundbreaking ceremony.