Altru and Alabama-based Encompass Health have finalized a joint venture agreement to own and operate Altru’s existing inpatient rehabilitation unit.
The 23-bed unit is located on Altru’s South Washington Medical Park campus.
It will be Encompass Health’s first location in North Dakota… and will undergo a name change to Altru Rehabilitation Hospital.
Officials say, among the renovations will include boosting the private room count from 23 to 40… expanding the therapy gym … and providing in-house dialysis services for rehab patients that require them during their stay.
The renovation is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2022.
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Altru release:
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) and
Altru Health System today announced the finalization of their joint venture agreement to own and
operate Altru’s existing inpatient rehabilitation unit. Altru’s 23-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit is
located on Altru’s South Washington Medical Park campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Altru’s inpatient rehabilitation unit, which will be Encompass Health’s first location in North Dakota,
will undergo a name change to Altru Rehabilitation Hospital. Encompass Health and Altru will renovate
the current space to increase the private patient room count from 23 to 40, create an activities of daily
living suite, expand the therapy gym and start providing in-house dialysis services for rehabilitation
patients that require them during their stay. The joint venture will begin operating the rehabilitation
hospital once the renovation is complete, which is projected for summer 2022.
“We are honored to be partnering with Altru Health System on its existing inpatient rehabilitation unit
in Grand Forks, which has provided exceptional rehabilitative care for more than 60 years,” said Mark
Tarr, president and chief executive officer for Encompass Health. “As a national provider dedicated to
rehabilitation services, we plan to help Altru further enhance its mission of improving health and
enriching lives by helping patients regain the strength, function and confidence they need to move
forward in their lives.”
“This partnership with Encompass Health will provide opportunities to expand our comprehensive
inpatient rehabilitation services for our community now and into the future as we aim to be the premier
inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the state,” shares Janice Hamscher, chief nursing officer and
executive vice president for Altru. “We are united in our mission to provide the highest quality of
compassionate care through the healthcare continuum. Together, we will serve our community by
helping our patients restore their health and return to their lives with the highest level of function
possible.”
In addition to 24-hour nursing care, Altru Rehabilitation Hospital will continue to offer physical,
occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. It provides care for
patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries including strokes and other neurological
disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. Altru
Rehabilitation Hospital will have a continued commitment to excellence in stroke rehabilitation and
acute neurologic and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.
Altru’s inpatient rehabilitation unit, which has provided care to residents in the area since 1958, has
consistently maintained its accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities. Encompass Health was selected as Altru’s partner for the inpatient rehabilitation hospital
through a request for proposal process.
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