MECHANICSBURG, Pa.,
Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Select Medical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM), today announced
that it will open a new long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital within
Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St.
Louis, Missouri. The 38-bed facility, named Select
Specialty Hospital – Town and
Country will be located on the 5th floor of
Missouri Baptist's Main Tower and is anticipated to begin taking
patients in the first quarter of 2018.
"Select Specialty Hospital – Town and
Country will serve the growing need of the region by
providing patients with highly complex medical issues with
best-of-class care and outcomes," said Brian Davis, president for the Select Medical
LTAC Division. "We are honored to reside within Missouri Baptist
Medical Center and look forward to serving the greater community of
St. Louis."
"Through Select Medical's extensive expertise, patients will be
provided with high level, long-term acute care as they continue
their recovery," said John Antes,
president, Missouri Baptist Medical Center. "It was equally
important that we collaborate with an organization that shares
MoBap's values of quality, compassion and respect. We have
found these values in Select Medical's team and believe this new
hospital will truly benefit the entire community."
Select Medical currently operates three LTAC hospitals in
Missouri, and more than 100
nationwide.
About Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Missouri Baptist is a 489-bed acute-care hospital located in
west St. Louis County and offers a
full continuum of medical and surgical services, specializing in
heart, cancer, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, neurological/spine and
women's health services. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a
member of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare
organizations in the United States
and the largest employer in St. Louis. Based in St. Louis, BJC serves residents in
Missouri and southern Illinois through its 15 hospitals and multiple
health service organizations. Visit us at
MissouriBaptist.org.
About Select Medical Holdings Corporation
Select Medical began operations in 1997 and has grown to be one
of the largest operators of specialty hospitals, outpatient
rehabilitation clinics, and occupational health centers in
the United States based on the
number of facilities. As of June 30,
2017, Select Medical operated 102 long-term acute care
hospitals and 21 acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in 28
states and 1,608 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 37 states and
the District of Columbia. Select
Medical's joint venture subsidiary Concentra operated 315 centers
in 38 states. Concentra also provides contract services at employer
worksites and Department of Veterans Affairs' community-based
outpatient clinics. At June 30, 2017,
Select Medical had operations in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Information about Select
Medical is available at www.selectmedical.com.
Media Contacts:
For Select
Medical
Shelly Eckenroth,
seckenroth@selectmedical.com or 717-975-4527
For Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Michael Lourie, mlourie@bjc.org or
314-799-8133
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