PeaceHealth, Lifepoint Rehabilitation Receive OHA Approval for New Rehabilitation Hospital in Oregon

PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, have received regulatory approval, through a certificate of need with the Oregon Health Authority, to construct a 67,000-square foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Springfield, Oregon.

The standalone building, which will feature 42 inpatient beds with additional space for future expansion, will be located on International Way in Springfield, next to PeaceHealth’s existing RiverBend Annex. Groundbreaking is planned for October 2024 with an official opening in January 2026.

The new facility will feature the region’s first brain injury unit and increase capacity over PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s 27-bed unit at RiverBend.

The hospital, which will be majority owned by PeaceHealth through a joint venture board of directors with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, will provide intensive nursing, physical, occupational and speech pathology services for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological disease, brain or spinal cord injury and other debilitating illnesses or injuries. The expansion will increase access to inpatient rehabilitation services in the region, addressing a significant community need and allowing patients to stay closer to home for care. Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage the day-to-day operations of the facility.

In addition to size, the new facility will expand therapies and upgrade equipment — such as a mock apartment, a car to practice entering and exiting, a kitchen for cooking, exoskeleton equipment and an outdoor therapy area.