CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview announces rehabilitation partnership
(LONGVIEW, Texas) – CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, have formed a joint venture to operate Longview Rehabilitation Hospital. The jointly owned rehabilitation hospital has been renamed CHRISTUS Health Rehabilitation Hospital.
“This partnership reflects our continued commitment to delivering integrated, high-quality care that meets patients where they are in their recovery journey,” said Todd Hancock, president and CEO of CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System. “By expanding access to specialized rehabilitation services in a setting designed for healing, we are ensuring care that is not only accessible and reliable, but also deeply personal for each patient and family we are blessed to serve.”
With 36 private rooms, CHRISTUS Health Rehabilitation Hospital increases capacity for treating rehabilitation patients beyond the rehabilitation unit at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview, allowing the current inpatient rehabilitation unit to be repurposed to support acute care demand.
CHRISTUS Health Rehabilitation Hospital is specially designed to create a therapeutic environment for patients and is equipped with leading-edge amenities and adaptive units, including multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums, a specialized “activities of daily living” suite and outdoor courtyards designed to encourage patient movement and activity.
Rehabilitation professionals currently providing care at the hospital will be joined by caregivers who previously supported the rehabilitation unit at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview. Together, this expert team will provide care 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.
Lifepoint Rehabilitation will continue to manage day-to-day operations of the rehabilitation hospital.
“We are honored to work alongside our partners at CHRISTUS as we continue serving patients in Longview and the surrounding region,” said Russ Bailey, president, Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “Our organizations share a commitment to expanding access to life-enhancing rehabilitation care in the communities we serve, and we know that together we can provide a robust and integrated treatment experience for our patients.”
CHRISTUS Health Rehabilitation Hospital is located at 701 E. Loop 281 in Longview.
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About CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health is an international faith-based, not-for-profit health care system based in Irving, Texas, with more than 60 hospitals in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. CHRISTUS Health is made up of 50,000 Associates providing compassionate and individualized care at more than 600 centers, including community hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and health ministries. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every individual we serve. For more information, visit www.christushealth.org
About Lifepoint Rehabilitation
With 50 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 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 an operating division of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health.