Encompass Health announced preliminary plans to build a freestanding, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
The hospital will serve 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 will offer physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. Care will be provided by highly specialized nurses, therapists and physicians.
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The hospital will feature private patient rooms, a spacious therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation technologies and an activities of daily living suite, in-house dialysis suite, dining room, pharmacy and therapy courtyard.
“We are excited to begin construction and progress toward opening another hospital in the Las Vegas market,” said Kim Steward, president of Encompass Health’s West region. “The hospital will provide residents in the North Las Vegas community access to high-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care close to their homes.”
The hospital, expected to open by 2028, will be part of Encompass Health’s national network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and its 4th location in Nevada.
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Source – PR Newswire
