Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare and Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Select Medical have entered a joint venture partnership to operate a 47-bed specialty hospital.
The Tallahassee-based hospital will include 19 critical illness recovery (licensed as long-term acute care) and 28 acute rehabilitation beds, according to a July 8 news release.
The joint venture Select Specialty Hospital will remain in its current location and undergo expansion construction over the next several months, with planned completion in late Q4 2026, according to the release.
“This partnership reflects our shared commitment to meeting the growing healthcare needs of our region,” Tallahassee Memorial Hospital President Ryan Smith said in the release. “Having access to these specialized services adjacent to our Tallahassee campus strengthens care coordination and ensures more patients can receive high-quality critical illness recovery and rehabilitation services close to home.”
Select Medical on June 30 was taken private for $3.9 billion by a consortium led by its co-founder and executive chairman Robert Ortenzio. As of March 31, Select Medical operated 103 critical illness recovery hospitals in 28 states; 41 rehabilitation hospitals in 15 states; and 1,912 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 37 states and Washington, D.C.
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