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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is growing its long-term care options for those on Medicaid in 2027. According to a July 2026 update, the expansion will reach more than 9,000 southeastern Wisconsin members of the state’s Family Care and…
UC Health will close Bridgeway Pointe, its assisted living facility on the Daniel Drake Campus in Cincinnati, and eliminate 49 positions, according to a July 30 filing with Ohio workforce officials. The facility is expected to close permanently Oct. 31,…
Irvine, Calif.-based UCI Health opened its 52-bed rehabilitation hospital. The 68,000-square-foot freestanding UCI Health-Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital was developed through a joint venture partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, according to an Aug. 8 system news release. It features private rooms, a state-of-the-art…
Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health announced plans to open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C., one of four such facilities the company has planned statewide. The PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Raleigh will be a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation…
After CMS’ 2027 payment rule, “it’s going to be business as usual” for most facilities, except for two operational changes facilities should start preparing for, Jessie McGill, BSN, RN, senior curriculum development specialist at the American Association of Post-Acute Care…
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami named Rafael Alvarez, DNP, CRRN, CEO. Dr. Alvarez has spent the last seven years serving as the hospital’s chief nursing officer, according to an Aug. 5 system news release shared with Becker’s. He was…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health broke ground Aug. 4 on an $85 million rehabilitation hospital, WECT News 6 reported. Novant Health New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient physical rehabilitation facility in Wilmington, will have 60 beds and will nearly double the…
Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based AtlantiCare opened a 60-bed rehabilitation hospital Aug. 3, CBS News reported. AtlantiCare Rehabilitation Hospital in Galloway Township, N.J., is a joint venture between Select Medical and AtlantiCare, according to the hospital website. The hospital will offer…
Fifty hospitals were recognized as U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for rehabilitation. This year, U.S. News adjusted its methodology to ensure risk-adjusted outcome measures play a larger role in determining ranks and ratings. Previously, ratings were weighted…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai earned Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation, the American College of Emergency Physicians’ highest level of recognition. The designation recognizes EDs with specialized expertise and resources for patients 65 and older. Older adults account for about one-third…