Encompass Health Corporation announced preliminary plans to build a freestanding, 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Arizona. The hospital will be located within The District at Crystal Springs development at the southwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road. The hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions.

In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital will offer physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life. Care will be provided by highly specialized nurses, therapists and physicians. The hospital will be part of Encompass Health's national network of rehabilitation hospitals, and it will be Encompass Health's seventh hospital in Arizona.