Johnson County Rehabilitation Hospital will celebrate its official opening this week, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for Wednesday afternoon.
Where exactly: The hospital operates at 11325 College Blvd.
- The hospital neighbors a number of other medical facilities, including the College Park Family Care Center and Element Imaging.
- The hospital is also just south of Panera and Freddy’s — in addition to being down the street from the future site of a Casey’s General Store, which gained approval in August.
About the hospital: The new hospital specializes in comprehensive rehabilitation treatment for patients with a range of debilitating injuries and diseases.
- Some of the areas of treatment offered by hospital staff include stroke rehabilitation, orthopedic injuries, and memory and speech deficits.
- The 47,750 building includes three stories and 40 hospital beds.
Bigger picture: The hospital is part of a national chain of rehabilitation facilities and is managed by Nobis Rehabilitation Partners.
- This marks the company’s first hospital in both the Kansas City metro area and in Kansas as a whole.
- In addition to Kansas, Nobis Rehabilitation Partners manages a number of hospitals across various other states — including Colorado, Oklahoma, Florida and Louisiana.
Wider timeline: Work began on the new hospital building this spring, after the project gained approval from the Overland Park Planning Commission in fall 2020.
- At the time, WB Development Partners said patients would be transferred from other area hospitals to undergo therapy at the Johnson County Rehabilitation Hospital before they could return home.
- The site was already zoned for medical facility use, but it needed a special use permit in order for patients to stay there overnight.
