New rehabilitation hospital coming to Murfreesboro
Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are excited to announce that they have received state regulatory approval of a Certificate of Need to construct a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Murfreesboro.
The new hospital will be located on Kennedy Drive, adjacent to the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital campus. The partners anticipate breaking ground later this year and opening the hospital in 2027.
“This new rehabilitation hospital complements our advanced clinical programs and reflects our ongoing commitment to expanding access to comprehensive care throughout Middle Tennessee,” said Fahad Tahir, president and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas. “As Rutherford County continues to grow, so too does the need for specialized services closer to home. This facility will ensure more patients can receive the intensive rehabilitation they need in a modern, healing environment, right in their own community.”
This will be the second rehabilitation hospital operated through a joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Rehabilitation. The partners also operate Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashville.
“This decision by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission is further affirmation of the community need for increased access to specialized rehabilitation care in central Tennessee,” said David Stark, chief operating officer, Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “This facility will enable us to care for more medically complex rehabilitation patients locally and serve patients in a facility wholly designed for their care and recovery. We look forward to breaking ground on Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Rehabilitation Hospital.”
Upon completion, Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage day-to-day operations of the hospital, which will provide intensive nursing, physical and occupational therapy, 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.
