Centra Rehabilitation Hospital celebrates grand opening of new hospital on the Simons Run Medical Campus
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Centra and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, joined community leaders for a celebratory ribbon cutting to mark the grand opening of Centra Rehabilitation Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. The hospital is one of two specialty facilities opening on the Simons Run Medical Campus. The joint venture between the two organizations was announced in 2022.
“Today marks an exciting milestone for Centra as we complete construction of the Simons Run Medical Campus and celebrate the ribbon cutting of Centra Rehabilitation Hospital,” said Richard Tugman, president and CEO of Centra. “Years of planning have made it possible to bring advanced rehabilitation services to our community, creating a place for both physical recovery and renewed hope for a healthy, productive life.”
With 50 beds and more than 60,000 square feet, the new rehabilitation hospital expands Centra’s current rehabilitation capacity by 150%. The facility creates a therapeutic environment for patients with open, airy spaces and all-private rooms, and it’s outfitted with leading-edge amenities and adaptive units, including a 12-bed brain injury unit, multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums, a specialized “activities of daily living” suite, and outdoor courtyards that promote patient movement and activity.
“We are pleased to welcome patients to Centra Rehabilitation Hospital,” said Astrid González Parrilla, CEO, Centra Rehabilitation Hospital. “This is a beautiful facility, but more importantly, this is a remarkable team, and I know our rehabilitation professionals are well-prepared to provide the extraordinary care central Virginians deserve.”
Centra Rehabilitation Hospital is supported by a team of expert rehabilitation professionals who 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. Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians and highly skilled nurses and therapists provide physical, occupational and speech therapies among other services.
Lifepoint Rehabilitation is dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality rehabilitation care that is industry-leading in clinical outcomes. The organization will manage the day-to-day operations of the rehabilitation hospital, which joins its network of more than 50 free-standing rehabilitation hospitals nationwide.
“We are honored to join our partners at Centra as we open the doors to Centra Rehabilitation Hospital,” said Russ Bailey, president, Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “We know the team at Centra has long shared our vision for expanding access to patient-centered specialty care that’s close to home, and to see this come to life here on the Simons Run Campus is evidence that we are always stronger through partnership. I can’t wait to see all that our teams accomplish on behalf of patients throughout central Virginia in the years to come.”
Located at 1159 Simons Run, Centra Rehabilitation Hospital is part of the Centra Simons Run Medical Campus. Last month, the first hospital on the campus, the Centra Behavioral Health Hospital, opened its doors to patients. Both projects are integral to Centra’s multi-year modernization plan, which is the largest facilities and technology investment in the organization’s nearly 40-year history, focused on addressing priority community needs.
For more information about Centra Rehabilitation Hospital, please visit CentraRehabHospital.com.
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About Centra
Centra is a regional nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg, Virginia. Serving its communities for over three decades, Centra has more than 7,300 caregivers, 500 employed providers and physicians, and a medical staff of nearly 800. Providing care in 50 locations, Centra serves over 500,000 people through critical medical services in central and southern Virginia. Centra is committed to fulfilling its mission of improving the health and quality of life for the communities they serve. For more information, please visit centrahealth.com.
About Lifepoint Rehabilitation
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 more than 50 inpatient rehabilitation facilities 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 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.