Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC), an inpatient rehabilitation provider based in Birmingham, Ala., cut the ribbon Thursday on a 54,000-square-foot, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bangor.
The nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals said it expects to open the hospital, at 1017 Union St., to patients in early October. The project cost was approximately $61 million, a spokesperson told Mainebiz.
Encompass has a national footprint of 177 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico, and over 225,000 patients annually.
‘Significant need’
The hospital will provide rehabilitative services that aim to help patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions regain function and independence. Patients will receive a minimum of three hours of intensive therapy five days each week, frequent physician visits and 24-hour nursing care.
“The advanced level of care we will provide patients is significantly needed in Bangor,” said Troy Trejo, Encompass Health Bangor’s CEO.
Trejo is a Bangor native and health care industry veteran who previously worked for MaineHealth.
Activities suite
Hospital amenities include private patient rooms, a therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation technologies, “activities of daily living” suite, in-house dialysis suite, therapy courtyard, dining room, in-house pharmacy and dayroom areas.
An interdisciplinary team of specialized nurses, therapists and physicians will provide physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life.
The project team included Chicago architect Perkins & Will and Birmingham, Ala., construction firm Robins & Morton. Hiring has begun, with approximately 160 employees in the first year.
The facility is on a 17.45-acre land parcel Encompass purchased last year in a $1.565 million deal.
Encompass Health Bangor is the company’s first wholly owned hospital in Maine. The company has a hospital at 335 Brighton Ave. in Portland, New England Rehabilitation Hospital, which is a joint venture with MaineHealth.
