“Our talented team is excited to start serving the Athens community,” said Loretta Rice, CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Athens. “The compassionate, high-quality care we provide in our beautiful new hospital will help patients reach their rehabilitation goals and return to what matters most.”

Hospital 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 will provide physical, occupational and speech therapies to restore functional ability and quality of life.

“We’re incredibly grateful for the strong partnership we’ve built with Encompass Health,” said Michael Burnett, CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional. “I’m thrilled to expand our services to bring individualized inpatient rehabilitation treatment to patients in Athens and the surrounding areas.” 

To learn more, visit encompasshealth.com/locations/athensrehab.