Grand Opening Celebration Held for Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health Corp. today celebrated the grand opening of their new, freestanding rehabilitation hospital. Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health, welcomed its first patients on Sunday, July 28 at the new hospital, which is located at 711 North Curtis Road in Boise.

The hospital’s focus is providing inpatient rehabilitation services and higher medical management for patients recovering from a stroke and other neurological disorders, hip fractures, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and complex orthopedic conditions. Patients will receive a minimum of three hours per day of therapy for five days each week, 24-hour nursing care, access to advanced technologies and frequent visits by an attending physician during their stay.

“Many people don’t understand the importance of a rehabilitation hospital until their lives are impacted by debilitating illness or injury”, said Renee Hinson, CEO of the new facility. “That’s why we’re here. Our work is truly rewarding. We help people and families adapt to new challenges and get their lives back.”

“Our partnership with Encompass Health is based on deep alignment with our mission and commitment to continue to offer exceptional healthcare to residents in the Idaho/Oregon region. As a health system, we are committed to a People-Centered care strategy to serve as a transforming healing presence in our communities,” said Odette Bolano, President, and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System. “Through this partnership, patients benefit from the combination of our mutual strengths - Saint Alphonsus Health System’s highly specialized acute care services in our hospitals, expertise as the region’s most experienced and advanced Trauma Center, combined with advanced rehabilitation care in a free-standing, state-of-the-art hospital completely dedicated to rehabilitation. I am confident that patients who have received care in our 30-bed inpatient rehab hospital in the past, as well as new patients, will continue to receive exceptional care in this innovative and technologically advanced rehabilitation facility.”

The new hospital in Boise, which replaced the former rehabilitation unit at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, boasts 40 private-patient rooms, a dining area, advanced rehabilitation technologies and a courtyard for outdoor living activities. Plans also include raised garden beds, a putting green and a gazebo. Additionally, a therapy area called “Function Junction” provides realistic daily living training areas designed to simulate a home that includes a bedroom, living room, garage, kitchen with adaptive cabinets and sink, bathroom, office and game room.

The hospital has 114 staff members, including therapy, nursing and additional support roles.

For more information about the hospital’s services, please call (208) 605-3000 or visit https://www.encompasshealth.com/locations/boiserehab.

Renee Hinson, CEO of the Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, cuts the ribbon to officially open the new facility. Helping her celebrate are, from left, Barb Jacobsmeyer, Executive VP of Inpatient Hospitals for Encompass Health, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Chaplain Conner Hall, Saint Alphonsus Health System President/CEO Odette Bolano, Boise Mayor David Bieter, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center President Andrew Cosentino, Sara Stover, health policy advisor to Idaho Governor Brad Little, and Jerry Gray, Western Regional President for Encompass Health.