By HFT Staff

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, announced that they have entered a joint venture partnership to operate the inpatient rehabilitation hospital currently under construction in the greater Green Bay area. The 40-bed hospital – which will be named the Hospital Sisters Health System | Rehabilitation Hospital – is located on South Taylor Street near HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and is expected to open later this year. 

The new free-standing facility will feature the only regional Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) unit in Northeast Wisconsin. A team of expert rehabilitation professionals 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. 

With 40 private rooms, it will double the capacity of the existing inpatient rehabilitation unit at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital, expanding access to inpatient rehabilitation care in Northeast Wisconsin and addressing a growing regional need. This partnership allows HSHS St. Vincent Hospital to repurpose the current inpatient rehabilitation unit to support acute care demand. The rehabilitation hospital will be specially designed to create a therapeutic environment for patients and will be 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. 

Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage day-to-day operations of the facility upon opening later this year. The facility will join its growing network of nearly 50 rehabilitation hospitals nationwide.