Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is beginning construction of a new $6 million rehabilitation unit, which will be the only one of its type within a 100-mile radius. The unit should be complete by mid-June 2023, the hospital said Dec.29.
The 10-bed unit will also include a gym and state-of-the-art equipment used in rehab therapies for patients recovering from stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputation, and trauma, among others.
"Adding a dedicated [acute rehabilitation unit] to our hospital will enable St. Joe's to provide acute-level, physician-led rehabilitation expertise while avoiding the disruption of transferring a patient to a separate, out-of-area facility," Taylor Rudd, chief operations officer, said in a statement.
The hospital, the largest full-service medical center between Boise, Idaho, and Spokane, Wash., is part of Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth, which operates 61 acute-care hospitals and 18 community hospitals across the U.S.