Encompass Health to build 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia

Encompass Health Corp. has announced plans to construct a freestanding, 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia. This new facility will be an expanded relocation of Encompass Health's former 19-bed unit previously located within the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center.

Abe Sims, president of Encompass Health's MidAtlantic region, expressed enthusiasm about the new hospital, stating, "We're thrilled to expand access to inpatient rehabilitation care for patients in Bridgeport and surrounding communities. The need for our services has increased with continued growth in the area, and we look forward to serving more patients closer to home in this new, freestanding hospital."

The planned hospital will include all private patient rooms, a state-of-the-art therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation technologies, an activities of daily living suite, an in-house dialysis suite, a dining room, a pharmacy, and an outdoor therapy courtyard.

This facility aims to serve patients recovering from serious illnesses and injuries, such as strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, and complex orthopedic conditions. In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital will offer physical, occupational, and speech therapies provided by an interdisciplinary team of specialized nurses, therapists, and physicians.

The former 19-bed unit within the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center is now closed. To ensure continuity of care for patients during the construction of the new hospital in Bridgeport, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown has temporarily expanded its capacity.