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WAXAHACHIE – ClearSky Health, a premier rehabilitative healthcare provider, today announced it will build a new 30-bed medical rehabilitation hospital in Waxahachie.
The organization currently owns and operates five hospitals in Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico with plans to open new facilities in Arizona, Kansas, and Mansfield, Texas.
The new hospital, ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Waxahachie, will provide specialized, rehabilitative care to about 650 patients annually who are living with disabling injuries or illnesses such as strokes, brain injuries, hip fractures, spinal injuries, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or other medically-complex conditions such as COVID-19.
“The facility will be a great addition to our medical community in meeting our citizens’ healthcare needs,” said Waxahachie Mayor Doug Barne.
“Our city is experiencing tremendous growth, and the need for quality healthcare remains important. ClearSky Health joins us in continuing to meet these needs by providing a continuum of healthcare for our citizens.”
ClearSky Waxahachie will provide a level of therapy that’s available only through inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.
“Not all rehabilitative care is the same,” said Darby Brockette, CEO of ClearSky Health.
“Services provided in other settings can’t match the higher level of care found at rehabilitation hospitals.”
Brockette explained medical rehabilitation hospitals are required to:
• Be licensed and accredited
• Use an interdisciplinary team approach to care
• Have a physician with specialized rehabilitation training supervise medical services
• Provide rehabilitative nursing 24/7
• Offer patients therapy for a minimum of 15 hours a week
A national study shows that patients who receive care at inpatient rehabilitation hospitals return home sooner, remain home longer, have fewer hospital readmissions and ER visits, and live longer versus those treated at nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities.
At ClearSky Waxahachie, patients will interact and set individual goals with an interdisciplinary team that includes a physician, along with specially trained healthcare professionals in physical, occupational, and speech therapy; rehabilitative nursing; case management; respiratory therapy, dietary services, and other specialized services.
The new facility will feature all private rooms, a rehabilitative gym, dining room, and an activity of daily living space. Groundbreaking will take place in the coming months, with the opening expected Winter 2022.
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