50-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Opens in Lakeland, Florida

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeland, Florida is now open. The 50-bed inpatient hospital serves patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions.

In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital offers physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. Care is provided by highly specialized nurses, therapists and physicians. The hospital features all private patient rooms, two large therapy gyms, an activities of daily living suite, a therapy courtyard, a cafeteria and a dayroom. Patients will receive a minimum of three hours per day of therapy for five days each week, access to advanced technologies and frequent visits by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician during their stay.

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeland is Encompass Health’s 148th inpatient rehabilitation hospital and its 16th inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Florida, with three additional hospitals expected to open in Florida this year.

The project team consisted of ESA as the architect and Brasfield & Gorrie as the contractor.