UW Health, UnityPoint Health–Meriter, and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are expanding their existing partnership and will be building and operating a second freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Greater Madison area, according to a recent press release.
With 40 private rooms, the new 58,000-square-foot facility will be located in Fitchburg. It joins the partners’ existing 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in eastern Madison that has served patients since September 2015.
The new facility, located at the southwest corner of Lacy Road and Highway 14, will provide intensive nursing, physical, occupational, and speech pathology services for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological disease, brain or spinal cord injury, and other debilitating illnesses or injuries. The facility will expand access to inpatient rehabilitation services in the region, addressing a significant community need. Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage its day-to-day operations.
Pending regulatory approvals, construction for the new inpatient rehabilitation facility is expected to begin in 2025, followed by its anticipated opening in 2026.
