Encompass Health Corp. the nation’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and Vanderbilt Health, one of the largest and most prominent academic health systems in the Southeast, today announced plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Barton Village, a mixed-use master planned community in Lebanon, Tennessee.
“We look forward to expanding our partnership with Vanderbilt to bring high-quality inpatient
rehabilitation care to patients in Wilson, Smith, Trousdale and Macon counties,” said Mat Gooch,
president of Encompass Health’s Northeast region. “This hospital will complement the existing acute
care services in the area such as those provided by Vanderbilt, providing hospital-level care and
comprehensive rehabilitation services close to home.”
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 feature all private patient rooms, a spacious therapy gym with advanced rehabilitation
technologies, an activities of daily living suite, in-house dialysis suite, dining room, pharmacy and
therapy courtyard.
The hospital, expected to open in 2028, will be part of Encompass Health’s national network of
rehabilitation hospitals and its second joint venture location with Vanderbilt Health, in addition to
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville.
“As the number of patients we treat continues to rise, including those who need recovery from severe
trauma, organ transplantation, stroke and other conditions, additional beds are required to help meet this
goal. Collaborating with Encompass Health on this new facility allows us to serve the needs of these
individuals in a state-of-the-art setting staffed by world-class physicians, nurses, therapists and staff,”
said Jane Freedman, MD, Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer for Vanderbilt University
Medical Center.