The 61-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital
is Encompass Health's first hospital fully constructed using
prefabricated modules.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., and
HOUSTON, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Encompass
Health, the nation's largest owner and operator of inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals, announced the opening of Encompass Health
Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston
at The Medical Center in Texas.
The 61-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, located at 3010
Yellowstone Blvd., is Encompass Health's first hospital fully
constructed using prefabricated modules. This innovative
construction method, pursued in collaboration with Alabama-based company, BLOX, resulted in
enhanced quality control, less waste and a condensed design and
construction timeline―enabling Encompass Health Rehabilitation
Hospital of Houston at The Medical
Center to serve Houston patients
sooner.
A Shared Vision
Encompass Health and BLOX began working together in the early
2000s with a shared vision to build higher quality and more
cost-efficient hospitals. Initially, BLOX manufactured bathroom
pods off-site in an assembly line format at their facility in
Bessemer, Alabama for installation
at new Encompass Health hospitals. Since that time, both companies
have grown rapidly, and BLOX has progressed from producing
bathrooms to headwall modules and patient rooms, to a fully
prefabricated hospital.
BLOX utilized its DesignManufactureConstruct™ (DMC)
approach to manufacture and ship 80 uber-modules to Houston, where a team of on-site specialists
stitched them into a completed hospital. The DMC process is notably
fast and capable of delivering completed buildings much more
quickly than traditional construction methods.
"We're proud to work with our innovative partners at Encompass
Health," said BLOX CEO Chris
Giattina. "Their prescient leadership saw the potential
power of using DMC to raise the healthcare standard for quality,
value and speed to market. We are building on the successes at
Houston to continuously improve
the delivery of future Encompass Health hospitals."
"This milestone demonstrates our nimble and innovative approach
to providing patient-centered services as the demand for inpatient
rehabilitation services continues to grow," said Encompass Health
Chief Design and Construction Officer Tom
Boyle. "The capacity to quickly replicate hospitals in
highly competitive markets is important to our success."
About the Hospital
Every detail of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of
Houston at The Medical Center was
created with patients' needs in mind. The nearly 70,000-sq ft
freestanding location in the heart of The Medical Center allows for
easier transfers from other facilities and more convenient access
for families and visitors. Amenities include all private patient
rooms, a spacious therapy gym featuring advanced rehabilitation
technologies, an activities of daily living suite, in-house
dialysis suite, therapy courtyard, dining room, in-house pharmacy
and dayroom areas.
An interdisciplinary team of highly specialized nurses,
therapists and physicians provide physical, occupational and speech
therapies to help patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries,
spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions
restore function and quality of life. Patients receive a minimum of
three hours of intensive therapy for five days each week, frequent
physician visits and 24-hour nursing care.
"The need for inpatient rehabilitative care in Houston is growing rapidly," said Frank Brown, president of Encompass Health's
Southwest region. "As we celebrate the opening of our ninth
hospital in the metropolitan area, we look forward to providing
high-quality rehabilitative care that will help our patients get
back to what matters most."
Just the Beginning
With a robust pipeline of development projects, Encompass Health
continues to expand to serve patients in need of inpatient
rehabilitation across the country. Prefabrication will continue to
play a significant role in the construction of Encompass Health's
new hospitals.
"Encompass Health is a process-driven company," said Boyle. "We
look forward to continuing to evolve and improve upon the delivery
of this construction method."
To learn more about Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of
Houston at The Medical Center,
visit encompasshealth.com/locations/houston/houstonmedrehab.
About BLOX
BLOX is the nation's largest manufacturer
of healthcare buildings. BLOX delivers turn-key building to serial
builders across the country using the
DesignManufactureConstruct™ (DMC) process: a
21st-century approach to building delivery that leverages
manufacturing to simplify construction. Headquartered in its
one-million-square-foot facility in Birmingham, Alabama, BLOX is shaping the
future of the industry by utilizing technology, innovation and
manufacturing to deliver buildings at a new industry standard.
About Encompass Health
Encompass Health
(NYSE: EHC) is the largest owner and operator of
rehabilitation hospitals in the United
States. With a national footprint that includes 166
hospitals in 38 states and Puerto
Rico, the Company provides high-quality, compassionate
rehabilitative care for patients recovering from a major injury or
illness, using advanced technology and innovative treatments to
maximize recovery. Encompass Health is ranked as one of Fortune's
World's Most Admired Companies and Becker's Hospital Review's 150
Top Places to Work in Healthcare. For more information,
visit encompasshealth.com, or follow us on our
newsroom, Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in
this press release which are not historical facts, such as those
relating to prefabrication construction projects, demand for
inpatient rehabilitation and the Encompass Health development
pipeline, are forward-looking statements. In addition, Encompass
Health may from time to time make forward-looking public statements
concerning the matters described herein. All such estimates,
projections, and forward-looking information speak only as of the
date made, and Encompass Health undertakes no duty to publicly
update or revise such forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Such
forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based upon
current information and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Encompass Health's actual results or events may
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors. While it is
impossible to identify all such factors, factors which could cause
actual results or events to differ materially from those
anticipated include, but are not limited to, the regulatory review
and approval process, any adverse outcome of various lawsuits,
claims, and legal or regulatory proceedings that may be brought by
or against Encompass Health; the possibility projects will
experience unexpected delays; disease outbreaks, including the
speed, depth, geographic reach and duration of the spread; BLOX's
ability to meet Encompass Health's construction requirements;
general conditions in the economy and capital markets; and other
factors which may be identified from time to time in Encompass
Health's SEC filings and other public announcements, including its
Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31,
2023 and Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended Mar. 31, 2024, Jun. 30,
2024, and Sept. 30,
2024.
Encompass Health media contact:
Polly Manuel | 205-970-5912
media@encompasshealth.com
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