Orange, California and Brentwood, Tennessee, February 16, 2024 – UCI Health and LifePoint Rehabilitation, a division of LifePoint Health, yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Irvine, California. UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a joint venture partnership between UCI Health and LifePoint Rehabilitation announced in 2022.
The 68,000 square foot, two-story facility will serve as a 52-bed freestanding hospital. The facility includes a specialized unit for acquired brain injury, a dialysis room, an imaging lab for on-site radiology, a multidisciplinary treatment gymnasium equipped with the latest treatment technology, an outdoor courtyard, and an outdoor courtyard where patients can engage in daily living activities. Additional spaces are designed to help you get back to your home. The facility will have all units structurally designed to meet the needs of patients receiving acute inpatient rehabilitation care for stroke, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, and other injuries and disabilities.
“This is a significant milestone in our efforts to strengthen rehabilitation services in Orange County,” said Chad T. Lefteris, President and CEO of UCI Health. “Our collaboration with LifePoint Rehabilitation reflects our unwavering dedication to helping patients achieve their maximum recovery potential. The creation of UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital will help realize this vision.” “This is a vital step toward strengthening our position as a front-line provider of advanced rehabilitation services and improving the quality of life for the communities we serve.”
The facility will serve patients treated at UCI Medical Center in Orange as well as patients at UCI Health Irvine, a new 1.2 million square foot medical campus. and the greater Orange County healthcare market. The new campus will include the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, scheduled to open this spring, and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and outpatient care building, scheduled to open this summer. With its opening, UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital will more than triple the inpatient rehabilitation capacity currently available across the health system.
“The new rehabilitation hospital represents a significant advancement in the continuum of care at UCI Health, providing superior rehabilitation care to the region. It includes a Level I trauma center, an inpatient hospital in Orange County and Irvine; patients and those who require support from UCI Health's Comprehensive Cancer Center, Regional Burn Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center,” said Dr. Jay Han, UCI Health President. Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Medical Director of the Rehabilitation Unit. “This new facility strengthens UCI Health’s commitment to providing best-in-class rehabilitation care and being the premier rehabilitation hospital in the region and beyond.”
Lifepoint Rehabilitation will provide additional operational support to the joint venture partnership with its experience in providing an evidence-based framework for rehabilitation care in inpatient-only acute care settings. UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital is expected to create more than 200 new jobs in the region and serve more than 1,200 patients annually.
“This was an exciting day for LifePoint Rehabilitation and for our patients here in Orange County and throughout the region as we break ground on the UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital,” said Russ Bailey, president of LifePoint Rehabilitation. . “This partnership builds on UCI Health's reputation for advanced, high-level specialized care and LifePoint Rehabilitation's expertise in providing state-of-the-art rehabilitation care. We are committed to excellence and to our communities. We share a vision for investment and growth, and we look forward to accomplishing all that we can together for the benefit of our patients and the communities we serve.”
Upon completion, UCI Health Rehabilitation Hospital will be jointly operated by UCI Health and LifePoint Rehabilitation. The facility will join LifePoint Rehabilitation's growing network of more than 40 inpatient rehabilitation facilities across the United States. This hospital is scheduled to open in his year 2025.
About UCI Health
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine and the only academic health system in Orange County. Patients can access UCI Health at its primary care and specialty care offices throughout Orange County and at its main campus, UCI Medical Center, in Orange, California. This 459-bed acute care hospital is listed among America's Best Hospitals. US News & World Report For 23 consecutive years, we have provided tertiary and quaternary care, outpatient and specialty clinics, behavioral health and rehabilitation services. UCI Medical Center is Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program, American College of Surgeons certified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, and Gold Level 1 It is home to the geriatric emergency department and community facilities. Focus on burns. UCI Health serves a population of approximately 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County, and southeastern Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. twitter.
About Life Point Rehabilitation
With more than 40 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), LifePoint Rehabilitation is the partner of choice for many major hospital systems in creating joint ventures that lead in industry-leading clinical and financial outcomes . Through IRF and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient treatment facilities, Lifepoint Rehabilitation provides proven rehabilitation management and service expertise to help patients recover from a variety of conditions, including stroke and brain injury. We will help you recover quickly and return home. , spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a division of Lifepoint Health, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
