Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health has opened a new rehabilitation hospital in Johnston, R.I., NBC affiliate WJAR reported July 25.
The Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston joins Encompass Health's network of more than 160 rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
“We're able to offer this service in the state of Rhode Island for our patients here in Rhode Island, so that they can stay in state and have this high quality care for them," Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston CEO Daniel Parkinson said at the facility's opening, according to WJAR.
Encompass Health announced plans for the new facility in January 2023.