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March 15, 2021
Rendering of Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare’s new inpatient rehabilitation hospital with freestanding emergency department to be constructed in Tampa, FL. Groundbreaking to take place in the summer of 2020.
(Media, PA) — Key leadership from Kindred Healthcare and Tampa General Hospital recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new ground-up 59-bed, 87,649 SF inpatient rehabilitation hospital which will offer expanded rehabilitation services to the local and regional Tampa Bay, FL community. Engaged as the development manager, Anchor Health Properties (Anchor), a national full-service healthcare real estate development, management, and investment company focused exclusively on medical facilities, is providing comprehensive development services in support of this significant project.
Located in the growing medical district of Tampa, the new inpatient rehabilitation hospital is planned to meet the growing needs of the surrounding community and regional patient base by caring for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological trauma, injury to the brain or spinal cord and other debilitating illnesses or injuries.
“This new rehabilitation hospital is an embodiment of our vision to be the safest and most innovative academic health system in America,” said John Couris, President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital. “Together with Kindred Healthcare and Anchor, we are dedicated to enhancing patient access to the latest advances in rehabilitation care. This new facility will house some of the latest treatment techniques in a modern setting.”
The new facility will offer state-of-the-art technology and feature all private rooms. It will also have a secured brain injury unit with private dining and a therapy gym. Transitional living apartments designed to simulate a residential apartment will enable patients to heal in a personalized and private environment as they prepare to return to independent living. Patients will also experience specially planned rooms to treat dialysis patients and programs dedicated to neurological conditions, stroke, brain injury and amputation recovery.
Rendering of Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare’s new inpatient rehabilitation hospital with freestanding emergency department to be constructed in Tampa, FL. Groundbreaking to take place in the summer of 2020.
“Providing high-quality healthcare has long been one of our top priorities and this new inpatient rehabilitation facility will expand our ability to serve this growing patient base and surrounding community,” said Cleve Haralson, Vice President of Capital Development, Kindred Healthcare and Chairman of the joint venture. “Anchor’s creativity and early understanding of critical delivery expectations for this project is well-aligned with the strategic business goals for our first freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Florida. We are looking forward to working side by side with Anchor and Tampa General Hospital.”
“We are excited to be collaborating with Kindred Healthcare and Tampa General Hospital to build and foster an improved quality of life for all patients in a comprehensive, inpatient setting and the premier rehabilitation hospital in the Tampa Bay area,” stated Ben Ochs, CEO, Anchor Health Properties. “We admire the unparalleled support and expertise Kindred brings as the largest contract manager of hospital-based acute rehabilitation programs in the nation. Our goal is to meet the community’s needs and we are proud to be part of Kindred and Tampa General’s mission to deliver the best patient experience.”
“Our goal is to provide a facility that is patient-centered and embraces a healing environment for our patients, visitors, and providers,” shared Richard Paddock, Vice President of Development, Anchor Health Properties. “In concert with Kindred Healthcare and Tampa General Hospital we are focused on expanding the availability of high-quality, inpatient care services to the surrounding community – and this new inpatient rehabilitation hospital will help us further achieve that goal.”
Earl Swensson Associates is serving as the architect and J.E. Dunn Construction is serving as the general contractor on this project. The facility is expected to officially open in early 2022.
About Anchor Health Properties
Anchor Health Properties is a national, full service healthcare real estate development, management, leasing, and investment serving investors and health systems. Anchor takes a strategic approach to navigating the extremely competitive healthcare marketplace, considering multiple angles, such as retail drivers, customer experience, branding and efficiency of the project. We develop and manage projects across the United States that respond to the new landscape of employed physicians, team-based care, the need to optimize assets and reduce duplication, and the integration of care and technology. Anchor manages and leases seven million square feet of medical office space, inclusive of numerous projects under construction. Anchor maintains multiple offices nationwide and features 80 professionals in its ranks. Over the past five years, Anchor principals have acquired and/or developed over $3 billion of medical real estate across the country. Healthcare today calls not only for new and more efficient ways of delivering outpatient services, but also a different kind of healthcare development and management company. For more information, please visit: www.anchorhealthproperties.com.
About Tampa General Hospital
Tampa General Hospital, a 1007-bed non-profit academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region’s only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. It is one of the nation’s busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital’s footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers. Tampa Bay residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
About Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare, LLC is the nation’s leading specialty hospital company delivering acute health services in its long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, acute rehabilitation units, and behavioral health line of business, all specializing in treating the most medically complex patients. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, and ranked as one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Healthcare Companies for nine years, Kindred’s mission is to help our patients reach their highest potential for health and healing with intensive medical and rehabilitative care through a compassionate patient experience. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Contact: Rachael Hall, Anchor Health Properties
rhall@anchorhealthproperties.com; 302-655-1010
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