Injury rehab hospital opens in Dayton

PREVIOUS COVERAGE

• Dayton rehabilitation hospital taking shape near Miami Valley campus

• New $27M Dayton rehab hospital is the latest area project for Premier Health

The new hospital includes the former Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dayton, which had been in the Elizabeth Place medical campus along Edwin C Moses Boulevard.

Premier Health said in a statement that the freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital has 60 private patient rooms, a therapy gym, an in-house pharmacy, courtyard, dialysis suite, three bariatric rooms, an isolation room, dining room and dayroom areas.

The hospital staff will care for patients overcoming debilitating illnesses and injuries including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. The services include physical, occupational and speech therapies and 24-hour nursing care.

“This project unites the strengths of both our organizations under one roof,” Mary Boosalis, president and CEO of Premier Health, said in a statement. “As the region’s only Level I trauma center, Miami Valley Hospital must maintain a significant number of inpatient rehabilitation beds to serve trauma patients and others from across the region. This joint venture will help us serve that community need while delivering great value and care for our patients.”