Encompass Health and Vanderbilt Health have announced they will partner to build and operate a freestanding 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that will be part of Lebanon’s Barton Village mixed-use development. The rehabilitation hospital is expected to open in 2028, according to Encompass Health. Barton Village is being developed by Suncrest in the South Hartmann Gateway just off Interstate 40 in Lebanon.

About 120 full-time employees are expected to work at the rehabilitation hospital, according to an Encompass Health spokesperson. Patient rooms will all be private and the facility will include a therapy gym, pharmacy and more.

Encompass Health and Vanderbilt Health are also partners with 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,” said Jane Freedman, MD, deputy CEO and chief health system officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The Barton Village master plan is on about 365 acres along South Hartmann Drive. The development is approved for 1,945 residential units and about 225,000 square feet of commercial space, which includes the Encompass-Vanderbilt community, according to Suncrest Managing Partner Mike Koch.