Weatherford rehab hospital groundbreaking, adding 120 jobs

WEATHERFORD – Groundbreaking on the 27,000-sf Weatherford Rehabilitation Hospital will take place this week. The facility will be constructed at 703 Eureka St.

The hospital, which is expected to open first quarter 2015, will be the first free-standing inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Weatherford. The hospital will add 26 beds to the network of inpatient rehabilitation facilities throughout Texas and Louisiana owned and operated by Maxim Management Group of Texas.

Weatherford Rehabilitation Hospital will offer patients comprehensive medical rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, respiratory and speech therapy.

Patients will also receive care for conditions such as a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and amputation. The independent hospital will offer private rooms, a dining area, a large therapy gym and 24-hour nursing care.

The Joint Commission-accredited hospital will have 120 people on staff led by a physiatrist. Interviews for positions will begin this summer.