Brentwood, Tenn. (August 1, 2023) – Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health®, today announced that it has acquired an inpatient rehabilitation facility in El Paso, Texas from Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals, a multispecialty rehabilitation hospital company.
“We are so pleased to welcome the El Paso team to Lifepoint,” said Russ Bailey, president of Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “We recognize a growing need for diversified post-acute rehabilitation care in the communities we serve across the country. We have an exciting vision to further build and strengthen our rehabilitation capabilities through technology, quality programs, services, support teams and more, and we will serve the community of El Paso with the evidence-driven, high-quality care our team is known for.”
The El Paso facility joins a network of more than 40 inpatient rehabilitation facilities that are operated by Lifepoint Rehabilitation across the country. With 36 private suites, leading-edge therapy gyms, custom-designed courtyards and dining areas, and a team of more than 50 employees, the El Paso facility provides a broad range of rehabilitation services and care to patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations, trauma and more.
“We are pleased to complete this transaction with Lifepoint Health,” said Jay Quintana, chief executive officer of Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals. “We know that Lifepoint shares our passion for expanding access to high-quality care to patients in communities like El Paso and has evidenced its diverse capabilities in the inpatient habilitation environment. We appreciate their attention to continued investment in people and technology and know that patients in and beyond El Paso will be well-served.”
This transaction is the second between Lifepoint Health and Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals, following Lifepoint’s earlier acquisition of four inpatient rehabilitation facilities located in Longview, Texas; Temple, Texas; Rogers, Arkansas and Cincinnati, Ohio from Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals. Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s growing network includes more than 40 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings.
About Lifepoint Health
Lifepoint Health is a leading healthcare provider that serves patients, clinicians, communities and partner organizations across the healthcare continuum. Driven by a mission of making communities healthier®, the company has a growing diversified healthcare delivery network comprised of more than 50,000 dedicated employees, 62 community hospital campuses, more than 50 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals and 200 additional sites of care, including managed acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. Through its innovation strategy, Lifepoint Forward, the company is developing meaningful solutions to enhance quality, increase access to care, and improve value across the Lifepoint footprint and communities across the country. For more information about the company, visit www.LifepointHealth.net.
About Lifepoint Rehabilitation
With more than 40 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Through its IRFs and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a business unit of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health.
