VHC Health and Arlington County, located in Virginia, announced an agreement to expand mental health and rehabilitation services. The healthcare organization will purchase and transform 5.8 acres into a rehabilitation and behavioral health wellness facility.
In addition to greater inpatient rehab services capacity, the new facility will house expanded mental health services – a 24-bed adult unit, a 24-bed adolescent Read More …
Holy Rosary Healthcare (Miles City, Montana), now part of Intermountain Healthcare, has opened its newly remodeled Medical Surgical West unit focused on patient care. The remodeled unit provides swing bed services. Read More …
Rehabilitation Hospitals, LLC announces the opening of a 36-bed physical rehabilitation hospital located on 5.1 acres in Liberty Township, Ohio. Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals operate and develop identical, modern, 40,000 square-foot, 36-bed, single story comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospitals. The hospitals are predesigned to be able to add an additional 17 private beds. Read More …
Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy and Research at The Star—located adjacent to the Dallas Cowboys’ world headquarters in Frisco, Texas—is a first-of-its kind collaboration between the NFL and Baylor Scott & White Health. The 300,000-square-foot sports performance, research and wellness center offers the best in health and wellness support for those in need of training, medical Read More …
The $18.9-million conversion of Community Rehabilitation Hospital South in Greenwood, Indiana is complete. Community Health Network and Kindred Healthcare formed a joint venture to convert Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South, a pre-existing 60-bed long-term acute care hospital, Read More …
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – UPMC announced a bold plan to transform patient care with three leading-edge, new specialty hospitals that will offer next-generation treatments in patient-focused, technology-enhanced settings unique to healthcare. Backed by a $2-billion investment from UPMC, the all-new UPMC Heart and Transplant Hospital, Read More …
In the medical field, one of the only constants that can be counted on is … change. Between medical advancements, progressive technology, legislative updates and population shifts, adaptation is key for those who work in or support the medical field. Two of the fastest-growing specialty markets in healthcare — orthopedics and skilled rehabilitation — have significantly altered their standards of practice in response to these growing demands. Following the healthcare law, there has been a noticeable increase in patients flowing from orthopedic centers into skilled rehabilitation facilities. Updated services come with this shift to better accommodate the ways in which these specialty medical centers care for patients.
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Partnering for Better Orthopedic Facilities, Rehabilitation Results
The ideal physical therapy clinic is welcoming, clean, flexible and, most importantly, employs a staff committed to excellence. These types of clinics can take on various aesthetics, from a therapeutic spa-like setting or a specialty sports rehabilitation clinic, to a standard medical practice facility. Read More …
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Mainstreet, a developer of post-acute healthcare properties, has selected Balfour Beatty Construction to build two new transitional care properties located in Tucson and Chandler, Arizona. With a total project value of $24 million, the properties will provide post-acute care, short-stay rehabilitation and therapy for patients in a service-rich environment. Read More …
