Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare to Build New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

Specifications:

Name:

Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare to Build New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

Location:

Tampa, Florida

Company:

Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare

Estimated Cost:

-

Source:

www.kindredhealthcare.com

Introduction:

Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare, LLC broke ground on a freestanding 59-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the medical district of downtown Tampa. The new facility will help meet the growing needs of Tampa Bay, the region and the state for rehabilitation recovery and care.

Features:

The new rehabilitation hospital is located on Kennedy Boulevard between Oregon Avenue and Willow Avenue and brings downtown Tampa one step further in the development of a fully realized medical district that will attract the best scientists and physicians to the region and transform the area into a center for healthcare innovation. The rehabilitation hospital is projected to be approximately 80,000 square feet and cost $35 million.

Kindred will manage the day-to-day operations of the new hospital, which is projected to employ more than 140 caregivers and staff. Tampa General Hospital will provide medical support services, such as imaging, lab and surgical procedures. It is expected to officially open in February 2022.

The new inpatient rehabilitation hospital will care for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological disease, injury to the brain or spinal cord and other debilitating illnesses or injuries. The new facility will offer state-of-the-art technology and feature all private rooms. It will also have a secured brain injury unit with private dining and a therapy gym.