LifePoint Health Inc.
10/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/01/2024 06:07
The Hospitals of Providence and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Announce New Joint Venture to Operate Free-Standing Rehabilitation Hospital in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas and BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - The Hospitals of Providence and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, recently announced a joint venture agreement to operate El Paso Rehabilitation Hospital, located in East El Paso at 2230 Joe Battle Boulevard, El Paso, Texas 79938.
"We are excited about this collaboration and are committed to expanding access to high-quality care across our region," said Nicholas Tejeda, Group Chief Executive Officer for The Hospitals of Providence. "By leveraging the strengths of both our organizations, we look forward to continuing to serve patients and providing a coordinated and seamless transition from the hospital setting to the next step in the patient's rehab and recovery journey. Our goal is to ensure patients have access to the care they need close to home, and with this new addition, we will now provide a comprehensive rehabilitation solution that spans across the city."
The Hospitals of Providence is proud to be El Paso's largest healthcare network with four acute care hospitals and over 60 access points, including the region's only Inpatient Rehabilitation Center and Stroke Specialty Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). The Hospitals of Providence Inpatient Rehabilitation Center at the Sierra Campus is a 24-bed unit dedicated to helping patients restore their function and return to everyday activities for over 10 years. Now, in both the west and east sides of town, The Hospitals of Providence will provide high-quality inpatient rehabilitation services for adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, orthopedic surgery, amputation, and other conditions. The East El Paso facility offers 36 private rooms and a multidisciplinary clinical team with customized nursing, physical, occupational, and speech pathology programs tailored to the individual needs of rehabilitation patients.
"We are pleased to partner with The Hospitals of Providence and expand access to inpatient rehabilitation care in El Paso," said Dave Stark, chief operating officer for Lifepoint Rehabilitation. "Our patients are at the center of the work we do, and we look forward to working alongside The Hospitals of Providence as we continue to invest in high-quality, specialized care that will better serve the needs of our patients in El Paso."
Lifepoint Rehabilitation will continue to manage the facility's day-to-day operations. For more information, please visit TheHospitalsOfProvidence.com.
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About The Hospitals of Providence
The Hospitals of Providence covers the El Paso Region to include West Texas and Southern New Mexico. The system includes acute-care hospital locations: Memorial Campus, Providence Children's Hospital, Sierra Campus, East Campus, Transmountain Campus, Specialty Campus, Horizon City Campus and the Northeast Campus; Diagnostic Imaging Centers; the Emergency Room Montwood and Emergency Room Edgemere; Paso del Norte and El Paso Day Surgery Centers and the El Paso Center for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; The Center for Wound Healing; Inpatient Rehabilitation Program; Outpatient Therapy Centers; Weight Loss Center East and West. The Hospitals of Providence is dedicated to continuing the over 100-year commitment to the El Paso community. For more information, please visit TheHospitalsOfProvidence.com.
About Lifepoint Rehabilitation
With 45 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a leading partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Through its IRFs and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a business unit of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health.