ROGERS, Ark. — In a recent press release, Mercy released new info and pictures of the new Rogers rehabilitation hospital set to be supported by Lifepoint Rehabilitation.
The facility, at 4313 S. Pleasant Crossing Blvd, has a total of 36 private rooms and centralizes services that Lifepoint Rehabilitation at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas has experience managing.
“Today marks an important chapter in our commitment to answering the needs of our growing community by replacing what was offered on the seventh floor of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas with the free-standing rehabilitation facility,” said Ryan Gehrig, president of Mercy Arkansas Communities. “By working together [with Lifepoint Rehabilition] we can set a new standard.”
The new hospital offers intensive nursing, physical, occupational, and speech pathology services for adults recovering from strokes, neurological diseases, or injuries to the brain or spinal cord, among others.
Lifepoint Rehabilitation continues to manage the day-to-day operations of the facility.
This new facility in Rogers marks the seventh inpatient rehabilitation facility collaboration between Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation.
Mercy Rogers Rehab Center
David Stark, vice president of operations for Lifepoint Rehabilitation said, “Our patients are at the center of the work we do, and we look forward to continuing our work alongside Mercy as we expand access to high-quality rehabilitation care.”
The transition of patients from Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas to the new location was completed late last fall.
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