The stand-alone building, which will feature 50 inpatient beds, will be located at 3400 Main Street, Vancouver, the site occupied by the now closed PeaceHealth Memorial Urgent Care

PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are excited to announce that they have received state regulatory approval of the Certificate of Need to construct a 67,000-square foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Vancouver.

The stand-alone building, which will feature 50 inpatient beds, will be located at 3400 Main Street, Vancouver, the site occupied by the now closed PeaceHealth Memorial Urgent Care. Demolition of the building at the site is expected this fall, with projected completion of the new facility mid-year 2027.

Upon completion of the new hospital, PeaceHealth Southwest will shift its 14 existing beds to the new stand-alone facility. This expansion will allow PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation to increase access to inpatient rehabilitation services in the region, addressing a significant community need.

“We are excited about moving this partnership forward,” says Cherelle Montanye, PeaceHealth Southwest Chief Hospital Executive. “Both PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation share a strong commitment of delivering high-quality care, and the construction of this hospital helps ensure we are meeting the needs of our community without them having to travel out of the area for care.”

This is the second joint venture partnership between PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation. Currently, construction is underway on a 42-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Springfield, Oregon, set to open next year.

“Receiving regulatory approval for this project is further confirmation of the community need for increased access to specialized rehabilitation care,” said David Stark, chief operating officer, Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “This facility will enable us to care for more medically complex rehabilitation patients and serve patients in a facility wholly dedicated to their recovery, and we look forward to breaking ground on this transformative new chapter.”

The hospital, which will be majority owned by PeaceHealth through a joint venture with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, will provide intensive nursing, physical, occupational 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. Lifepoint Rehabilitation will manage day-to-day operations of the facility.

Upon completion, this new PeaceHealth facility will join Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s growing network of more than 45 inpatient rehabilitation facilities across the country.    

About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a medical group practice with more than 1,100 providers and nine medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.

About Lifepoint Rehabilitation: With more than 45 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Through its IRFs and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a business unit of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health.

Information provided by PeaceHealth.