Select Medical and Inova Health System to Open First Critical Illness Recovery Hospital in Northern Virginia
"As the patient population requiring specialty care continues to grow in
Critical illness recovery hospitals (licensed as long-term care hospitals) provide specialty services for chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery, but no longer need the intensive care provided in an acute care hospital. Once the new joint venture hospital opens, all five Inova hospitals will have a pathway to seamlessly transition patients to the specialty hospital, expanding Inova's continuum of care and improving long-term patient outcomes.
"Our new relationship with Select Medical (SEM) allows Inova to fill a market need and provide this much needed service for
Select Medical (SEM) will serve as both the majority owner and managing partner of the new critical illness recovery hospital.
About Inova
Inova is Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Its mission is to provide world-class healthcare – every time, every touch – to each person in every community it has the privilege to serve. Inova's 20,000 team members provide more than 2 million patient encounters annually through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes. Inova's five hospitals are consistently recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for excellence in healthcare. Inova is home to Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Its hospitals have a total of 1,936 licensed beds. More information and statistics about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
About Select Medical (SEM)
Select Medical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Select Medical Holdings Corporation (SEM) , is one of the largest operators of critical illness recovery hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and occupational health centers in
Media Contacts
Select Medical: Shelly Eckenroth, 717-920-4035 or seckenroth@selectmedical.com
Inova Health System:
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