Encompass Health Corp. today announced it plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. The hospital will be located south of the intersection of Reserve Road and Winding Ridge Way.

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.

The hospital will feature all private patient rooms, a spacious therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation technologies and an activities of daily living suite, dining room, pharmacy and therapy courtyard.  

"We are excited to expand our services to Connecticut and become an integrated part of the local healthcare system to provide residents with access to rehabilitative care, closer to home," said Pat Tuer, president of Encompass Health's Northeast region. "We intend to provide significant value to this community by helping patients regain the strength and function needed to reach their highest level of independence."

The hospital will become part of Encompass Health's national network of rehabilitation hospitals, and it will be Encompass Health's first rehabilitation hospital in Connecticut.

 

Source:prnewswire.com

 

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