New SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital
will open in December
2024
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. and OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Medical Corporation
("Select Medical") and SSM Health today announced the formation of
a joint venture partnership to own and operate a 50-bed inpatient
rehabilitation hospital in Oklahoma
City to be named SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital –
Oklahoma City.
The hospital will operate at 700 NW 7th Street and
incorporate SSM Health's 12-bed acute rehabilitation unit presently
located in St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. SSM Health Rehabilitation
Hospital – Oklahoma City is
scheduled to open in December
2024.
"Our Mission calls us to continually seek new ways to better
meet the needs of the people and communities we are privileged to
serve," stated SSM Health Oklahoma Regional President Joe Hodges. "We look forward to the opportunity
to expand the longstanding partnership that SSM Health has had with
Select Medical in St. Louis.
Together, we'll further expand and enhance access to high-quality
compassionate rehabilitation services across the region."
Under a separate joint venture agreement formed in 2009, Select
Medical and SSM Health operate three inpatient rehabilitation
hospitals in Missouri located in
Richmond Heights, Lake St. Louis and Bridgeton. The partnership also includes 79
outpatient physical therapy centers and 10 rehabilitation day
institutes throughout the St.
Louis region.
"Select Medical and SSM Health have been partners for 15 years,
delivering best-in-class rehabilitative care across the greater
St. Louis region," said
Tom Mullin, president of Select
Medical. "When we saw the opportunity to once again partner in
Oklahoma City, it was an easy
decision to expand the relationship based on our shared mission and
sharp focus on quality, safety and outcomes. We look forward to
serving the growing post-acute care needs of Oklahoma City and surrounding
communities."
Select Medical will serve as majority owner and managing partner
of the new joint venture.
About SSM Health
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, fully integrated health
system dedicated to advancing innovative, sustainable, and
compassionate care for patients and communities throughout the
Midwest and beyond. The organization's 40,000 team members and
12,800 providers are committed to fulfilling SSM Health's Mission:
"Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the
healing presence of God."
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes hospitals,
physician offices, outpatient and virtual care services, senior
care facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a
fully transparent pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance
company and an accountable care organization. In Oklahoma, SSM
Health includes St. Anthony Hospital (Oklahoma City); Bone & Joint Hospital at
St. Anthony (Oklahoma City); SSM
Health Outpatient Center (Oklahoma
City), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee (Shawnee,
Okla.), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, Seminole Campus (Seminole, Okla.) and St. Anthony Hospital -
Midwest (Midwest City, Okla.). The
SSM Health network in Oklahoma
also includes five SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex campuses, six
managed hospitals, 12 rural affiliated hospitals and SSM Health
Medical Group with more than 350 physicians and providers.
About Select Medical
Select Medical is one of the
largest operators of critical illness recovery hospitals,
rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and
occupational health centers in the United
States based on number of facilities. As of June 30, 2024, Select Medical operated 107
critical illness recovery hospitals in 29 states, 33 rehabilitation
hospitals in 13 states, 1,925 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in
39 states and the District of
Columbia, and 547 occupational health centers in 41 states.
At June 30, 2024, Select Medical had
operations in 46 states and the District
of Columbia. Information about Select Medical is available
at www.selectmedical.com.
Media Contacts
For Select Medical: Shelly Eckenroth, 717-920-4035 or
seckenroth@selectmedical.com
For SSM Health: Sandra Payne,
405-272-6359 or sandra.payne@ssmhealth.com
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