PeaceHealth is opening the doors to a new rehabilitation hospital in Springfield, Oregon.
The hospital will open in September, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 20. The $76 million, 67,000-square-foot PeaceHealth Springfield Rehabilitation Hospital "was designed with a patient-centered focus and incorporates numerous details and technologies to help them recover from a range of injuries," according to a press release.
It is the first freestanding inpatient rehabilitation unit in Oregon and includes the region's first dedicated traumatic brain injury unit. The hospital will serve 42 patients to start and eventually up to 60.
The hospital includes a simulated apartment to help patients with their transition out of the facility; a mock-up of a car so patients can practice how to get in and out of a vehicle; a 3,000-square-foot gym; and areas for outdoor activities.
The new hospital will begin admitting patients as operations are gradually wound down in the current unit at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, also in Springfield. The move will free up space at RiverBend for general medical use and will help increase overall patient capacity.
The rehabilitation hospital is jointly owned and operated by PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a division of Lifepoint Health.