Baptist Health and Encompass Health are moving forward with plans for Rehabilitation Hospital of Louisville, a proposed inpatient rehabilitation hospital and joint venture, which includes a $40 million-plus investment that will create 42 jobs, LouisvilleKY.gov reports.
The project includes construction of a 48,000-square-foot, 40-bed, comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Jeffersontown. The hospital will offer rehabilitation services for patients recovering from debilitating injuries or illness, like a stroke or brain and spinal cord injuries. The facility will include private rooms, two of which are designed for bariatric patients and one with negative air pressure flow for patients with communicable diseases, as well as a dialysis suite and therapy gym. In addition to 24‑hour nursing care, the hospital will offer physical, occupational and speech therapies.
The hospital also will allow for relocation of a 29-bed inpatient physical rehab unit at Baptist Health Louisville, in turn making additional space available for growing inpatient and outpatient services at that hospital. Read more.
