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Select Medical and Rush University System for Health (RUSH) ceremonially broke ground Tuesday, May 24, 2022 for the RUSH Specialty Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. The 100-bed combined critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospital will open in 2024 on the Rush University Medical Center campus. Jointly operated by RUSH and Select Medical, it will have 44 critical illness recovery and 56 inpatient rehabilitation beds.
In 2020, Select Medical successfully assumed operations of 71 RUSH outpatient rehabilitation therapy centers. With the addition of RUSH Specialty Hospital, Chicagoland residents have access to a full acute-to post-acute continuum of care.
Featured Articles
February 22, 2023
Select Medical Deploys Hyperice Recovery Technology Across The U.S.
Select Medical today announced that Hyperice recovery technology has been integrated into more than 70 Select Sports Centers of Excellence across the U.S. to assist in the rehabilitative care of athletes.
February 13, 2023
Colleen Hickey Appointed National Director of Select Medical’s Outpatient Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Program
Select Medical has appointed Colleen Hickey, MHA, M.S., P.T., as the national director of its outpatient pelvic health rehabilitation program.
June 28, 2021
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals Extend ICU Capacity for COVID-19 Response and Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented novel challenges for the entire health-care continuum.
2023
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9/7/2023
Select Medical Holdings Corporation today announced 12 executive management appointments, effective October 1, 2023. John Saich and Thomas Mullin have been promoted to co-presidents of the organization, and Michael Malatesta has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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8/24/2023
Select Medical today announced that 10 of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in 18 locations have been named to Newsweek’s 2023 list of America’s Best Physical Rehab Centers.
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8/1/2023
Select Medical today announced seven of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals at 12 locations have been recognized among the country’s “Best Rehabilitation Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report.
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3/20/2023
Select Medical Announces Plans to Build a New Critical Illness Recovery and Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital to Serve Greater Orlando
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3/13/2023
Select Medical Corporation (Select Medical) and Lutheran Health Network of Indiana, LLC today announced the formation of a joint venture to provide inpatient rehabilitation and critical illness recovery care in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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2/14/2023
Select Medical today announced a joint venture agreement with AtlantiCare to own and manage operations of a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital and 13 outpatient physical therapy centers throughout the southeastern region of New Jersey.
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2/7/2023
Select Medical and Ohiohealth Add New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital and Neuro Transitional Center in Central Ohio
2022
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10/6/2022Select Medical Partners with UPMC to Expand Post-Acute Care Footprint in Central Pennsylvania with New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital on West Shore
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9/15/2022Select Medical today announced that 16 of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been named to Newsweek’s 2022 list of America’s Best Physical Rehab Centers.
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7/26/2022Select Medical today announced four of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Best Hospitals for rehabilitation in the country. The 2022-2023 rankings also mark the 30th consecutive year that Kessler Institute has been named to the prestigious list.
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6/23/2022Select Medical Corporation and Inova Health System today announced a joint venture to own and operate the first critical illness recovery hospital in Northern Virginia. The 32-bed specialty hospital will open in the first half of 2023 and be located within Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.
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6/13/2022Select Medical and ShorePoint Health Venice, a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership to operate a combined critical illness recovery (licensed as long-term care) and inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Venice, Florida.
2021
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12/22/2021Select Medical today announced a joint venture agreement with West Tennessee Healthcare to own and operate a 50-bed critical illness recovery hospital serving Madison and surrounding counties.
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12/20/2021The PPA Tour is excited to welcome Select Medical, the largest physical therapy provider in the country, to the growing ranks of companies supporting the sport of pickleball.
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10/20/2021Select Medical and Grandview Medical Center, a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, announced today that they are forming a joint venture partnership called Champion Sports Medicine Birmingham, LLC, which will provide outpatient rehabilitation services.
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10/6/2021Select Medical today announced that four of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have received national recognition for their work in addressing the complex medical needs of individuals with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke and other injuries or illnesses requiring post-acute care.
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10/62021Select Medical today announced that 16 of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals have been named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of “America’s Best Physical Rehab Centers.”
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7/8/2021Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Releases Study on Physical Health and Functional Status Among Patients Referred to Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics After COVID-19 Diagnosis
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4/16/2021Select Medical Holdings Corporation Announces Appointment of Katherine Davisson to its Board of Directors
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6/21/2021Select Medical Announces Critical Illness Recovery Hospital Acquisitions and New Joint Venture Partnerships
2020
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10/22/2020Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospitals, a joint venture partnership between Select Medical and Cleveland Clinic, have been recognized as the Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers in Ohio by Newsweek Magazine.
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9/24/2020Select Medical and RUSH Enter Joint Venture to Operate Critical Illness Recovery Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital and Outpatient Rehabilitation Centers in Illinois
2019
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10/7/2019
Select Medical Launches ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program in Central Pennsylvania
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9/12/2019
Healthcare Partners Bring Post-Acute Care Services to Lacombe
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7/31/2019
Select Medical Holdings Corporation Announces Appointment of Daniel Thomas to the Board of Directors
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5/15/2019California Rehabilitation Institute Appoints Director of Rehabilitation Research
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5/9/2019Select Medical and Alternate Solutions Health Network Enter Into Joint Venture to Deliver Home Health and Hospice Care Across the U.S.
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5/1/2019New England Cancer Specialists to Bring ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program to Maine
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5/1/2019Select Medical and Norton Healthcare Sign Joint Venture Agreement To Integrate Outpatient Rehabilitative Services in Kentucky and Indiana
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4/23/2019Northwest Medical Specialties to Bring ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program to Washington
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4/15/2019Regency Hospital relocates to MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
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4/11/2019
Select Medical and Dignity Health Celebrate Opening of New Rehabilitation Hospital To Serve Greater Las Vegas Area
2018
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12/6/2018Select Medical Bolsters Commitment To Patient Safety And Quality
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11/1/2018Select Medical Holdings Corporation Announces Appointment of Marilyn Tavenner to its Board of Directors
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10/17/2018Select Medical, UC San Diego Health and Vibra Healthcare Form Two Post-Acute Joint Ventures To Serve Southern California
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7/12/2018OhioHealth and Select Medical Expand Joint Venture to Operate Physical Therapy Centers in Central Ohio
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7/3/2018Baylor Scott & White Health and Select Medical Expand Joint Venture with Fourth Rehabilitation Hospital
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5/3/2018Baylor Scott & White Health and Select Medical Expand Joint Venture into the Austin Area
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3/15/2018Ochsner Health System Celebrates Opening of New West Campus Location
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2/1/2018Select Medical and Dignity Health Announce Completion of Transaction to Combine Concentra and U.S. HealthWorks
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1/23/2018Select Medical and University of Kentucky Celebrate First Graduates from Nursing Degree Scholarship Program
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1/9/2018Banner Health and Select Medical Enter Joint Venture to Operate Physical Therapy Centers and Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals in Arizona
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1/8/2018Select Medical Holdings Corporation Announces Business Outlook for 2018