Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Kindred Rehabilitation Services (KRS), a business unit of LifePoint Health, opened the TGH Rehabilitation Hospital, a new 80-bed freestanding rehabilitation hospital that will provide comprehensive care for patients recovering from debilitating injuries, illnesses, surgeries and chronic medical conditions. The new TGH Rehabilitation Hospital is located at 1307 W. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa between Oregon and Willow avenues and will accept its first patient on May 17, 2022.

The building is approximately 80,000 square feet and the construction cost was $35 million. Announced as a joint venture in May 2020, the new TGH Rehabilitation Hospital will improve access to inpatient rehabilitation recovery and care. Features of the new TGH Rehabilitation Hospital include: 80 generously-sized private patient rooms. A transitional living apartment – designed to simulate a residential apartment – to provide patients with the ability to participate in daily activities, such as cooking, in order to prepare to return to independent living.

Patients transitioning back to home may also stay overnight to practice returning skills in a supported environment. A 24-bed secure unit dedicated to the care of patients recovering from neurological conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. The unit features a separate therapy gym for these patients.

Day rooms for relaxation and socialization on each of the three patient floors. A meditation room, dining room and kitchen. A gym for physical and occupational therapy featuring a ceiling-mounted body weight support harness system for patients re-learning balance and walking skills while rebuilding their strength.

Rooms for dialysis treatment. An outdoor courtyard with recreational and activity spaces – including a bocce court, putting green and garden site – that also features different terrains so patients can practice walking on steps and different surfaces. Specialized programs for patients recovering from neurological injuries and amputation.

Kindred will manage the day-to-day operations of the new hospital, which is projected to employ more than 140 caregivers and staff. Tampa General Hospital will provide medical support services, such as imaging, lab and surgical procedures. Tampa General Hospital is providing pediatric and outpatient rehabilitation at alternate locations.

Tampa General and Kindred Behavioral Health are also planning a joint-venture partnership to build and operate the new freestanding, 96-bed Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital (with the potential to expand to 120 beds) which will be adjacent to the TGH Rehabilitation Hospital. Staffed by physicians in the Department of Psychiatry of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the specialized hospital will increase resources for individuals with behavioral and mental health conditions. Additionally, the new TGH Rehabilitation Hospital and the Tampa Behavioral Health Hospital will be central to establishing the Tampa Medical and Research District as an innovation hub for health care across the region and the state.

Spanning the Tampa metro area, the medical and research district is envisioned as a platform that empowers future-thinking institutions to originate, grow and improve the overall health and health equity of the Tampa Bay region.