Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbury now open in Connecticut
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbury now open in Connecticut |
| [25-September-2025] |
The Company's first location in the state is now accepting patients. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Encompass Health, the nation's largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, announced the opening of its first location in the state of Connecticut: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbury.
The 40-bed, 50,500-square-foot freestanding hospital provides essential rehabilitation services that help patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions regain functional ability, independence and quality of life. Patients receive a minimum of three hours of intensive physical, occupational and/or speech therapy five days each week, as well as frequent physician visits and 24-hour nursing care. An interdisciplinary team of highly specialized nurses, therapists and physicians create customized treatment plans to meet each patient's unique recovery goals. "We're thrilled to bring Encompass Health's high-quality inpatient rehabilitation services to the state of Connecticut," said Mat Gooch, president of Encompass Health's Northeast region. "This hospital will fulfill an important need in the community, enabling patients in the greater Danbury area to recover from serious illnesses and injuries close to their loved ones." Designed with patients' needs in mind, the hospital will offer amenities such as 40 private patient rooms; a spacious, light-filled therapy gym featuring advanced rehabilitation technologies for every mobility level; an activities of daily living suite with real-world simulated spaces; an in-house dialysis suite; a landscaped therapy courtyard with recreational areas; a dining room; an in-house pharmacy and dayroom areas. Encompass Health Danbury is Encompass Health's 170th hospital nationwide and its first location in the state of Connecticut. To learn more, visit encompasshealth.com/locations/danbury-rehab. About Encompass Health From Fortune. © 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Fortune®is a registered trademark and Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ is trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Encompass Health. From Forbes © 2024 Forbes Media LLC. All rights reserved. Used under license. Encompass Health media contact:
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