Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) announced plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Danbury.
The company said will be located south of the intersection of Reserve Road and Winding Ridge Way and 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. The hospital will feature all private patient rooms along with advanced rehabilitation technologies and therapy facilities.
The hospital will become part of Encompass Health’s national network of rehabilitation hospitals, and it will be the company’s first rehabilitation hospital in Connecticut.
“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.”
