Tampa General Hospital and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Expand Partnership with Plans for New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Spring Hill

Building on their existing relationship in the greater Tampa market, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, today announced plans to expand access to specialized rehabilitation care through the development of a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Spring Hill.

Pending customary regulatory approvals, the partners plan to develop the freestanding facility near the campus of TGH Spring Hill. Expected to open in the second half of 2028, the hospital will provide comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services for patients recovering from stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, trauma, amputation and other complex medical conditions.

"As Tampa General continues to grow across the state, we are focused on ensuring that patients have access to the specialized care they need at every stage of their healthcare journey," said Stacey Brandt, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, and president of the Community and Specialty Hospital Division at Tampa General Hospital. "Expanding our partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation allows us to bring high-quality inpatient rehabilitation services closer to home for patients and families in Hernando County and surrounding communities, while strengthening the continuum of care across our regional network."

The new rehabilitation hospital will offer an intensive, multidisciplinary approach to recovery, bringing together specialized physicians, nurses, therapists and care teams in an environment designed specifically for rehabilitation. The facility will feature advanced rehabilitation technologies and individualized treatment programs focused on helping patients achieve their highest level of function and independence.

This project represents the second inpatient rehabilitation hospital partnership between Tampa General Hospital and Lifepoint Rehabilitation in the greater Tampa market and underscores the organizations' ongoing commitment to expanding access to high-quality post-acute care across the state.  

"As our relationship with Tampa General Hospital continues to grow, we have an opportunity to build upon a shared vision for delivering exceptional rehabilitation care," said Russ Bailey, president of Lifepoint Rehabilitation. "The new Spring Hill facility will complement our existing work together in the region while creating additional opportunities to help patients achieve meaningful recoveries closer to home."

The hospital will strengthen rehabilitation services available throughout Hernando County and surrounding communities while supporting Tampa General's broader efforts to expand healthcare access across its growing regional network. Together, the organizations are investing in resources that will help meet the region's long-term healthcare needs and provide patients with a seamless continuum of care close to home.

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About Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital, Florida’s premier academic health system, is a 1,530-bed not-for-profit network of hospital and outpatient services spanning Florida. As the only center for Level I trauma and a comprehensive burn care center serving 23 counties, Tampa General delivers world-class care. The system’s hospitals include Tampa General Hospital, Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital, Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, all in Tampa; Tampa General Brooksville, Tampa General Spring Hill and Tampa General Crystal River. Tampa General is the highest-ranked hospital in Tampa Bay in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for 11 consecutive years, with five medical specialties ranking among the top 50, two additional medical specialties ranked among the top 100 best hospital programs and two specialties ranked in the top 10% in the United States. As the first hospital in Florida to open a clinical command center for real-time situational awareness, the academic health system has elevated its digital care coordination center to the next level by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and its analytics platform across inpatient and outpatient care to ensure patients receive leading-edge care as quickly and safely as possible. Tampa General’s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by four prestigious Forbes magazine rankings — in the 2026 America's Best Large Employers ranked as the Tampa Bay region's #1 employer in the healthcare category for the sixth year in a row, the 2026 America's Best Employers for Company Culture, in the top 100 for the 2026 America's Best Employers for New Grads and the 2026 America's Best Employers for Women.

Tampa General is the area’s safety-net hospital, caring for anyone regardless of ability to pay; in fiscal year 2024, Tampa General provided a net community benefit of approximately $289.1 million in the form of healthcare for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is recognized as one of the leading adult solid organ transplant centers in the nation and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General transports critically injured or ill patients from surrounding counties to receive the advanced care their conditions require. Tampa General has a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It is home to the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General’s footprint includes TGH North, which consists of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties; Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices; TGH Family Care Center Kennedy; TGH outpatient centers; TGH Virtual Health; and TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care, powered by the Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). For more information, go to www.tgh.org.

About Lifepoint Rehabilitation

With more than 55 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a 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.