Baylor Scott & White, Select Medical Expand JV with 4th Rehab Hospital

Baylor Scott & White Health and Select Medical today announced the opening of a fourth inpatient rehabilitation hospital as part of their newly expanded joint venture. The 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is located in Lakeway, Texas, and will operate under the name Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Lakeway; the hospital transaction closed June 26. The expansion also includes 16 Select Medical outpatient rehabilitation clinics and six Baylor Scott & White Health outpatient rehabilitation clinics that were acquired by the joint venture on July 1, and will now operate as outpatient departments of Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Lakeway.

The joint venture was originally formed in 2011 in North Texas and now includes 88 outpatient rehabilitation clinics, four inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and home health rehabilitation services, collectively staffed by more than 1,900 employees.

“We’re excited to expand our joint venture and take our first step into the Austin area caring for more patients with the addition of Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation – Lakeway,” said Select Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Division President Jeffrey Ruskan. “This opening also increases our national footprint as SelectMedical’s twenty sixth inpatient rehabilitation hospital.”

“These two organizations, each with deep expertise, together will elevate the rehabilitation services offered in the Austin area,” said Jay Fox, president, Baylor Scott & White Health – Austin/Round Rock region. “We continue to grow our footprint for those we serve.”

Baylor Scott & White Health has a long-standing history of providing quality medical care to residents and families in Central Texas, including four medical centers and more than 20 clinics in Travis and Williamson counties. Baylor Scott & White Health most recently expanded into Hays County with a primary care clinic, and its newest medical centers are currently being built in Pflugerville and Buda.

Select Medical is one of the nation’s largest providers of specialized post-acute care with a network that supports more than 100 hospitals and 1,600 outpatient rehabilitation clinics with 42,000 employees.

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