{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"49267","rtpr_id":"nPn5rqH56a","ticker":"EHC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["EHC"],"title":"Encompass Health to build 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-29T12:00:05.196Z","article_body":"Encompass Health to build 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia\n\nPR Newswire\n\nBIRMINGHAM, Ala. and BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., May 29, 2026\n\nBIRMINGHAM, Ala. and BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass\nHealth Corp. (NYSE: EHC) today announced plans to build a freestanding, 36-bed\ninpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The hospital\nwill be an expanded relocation of Encompass Health's former 19-bed unit within\nthe WVU Medicine United Hospital Center.\n\n\"We're thrilled to expand access to inpatient rehabilitation care for patients\nin Bridgeport and surrounding communities,\" said Abe Sims, president of\nEncompass Health's MidAtlantic region. \"The need for our services has\nincreased with continued growth in the area, and we look forward to serving\nmore patients closer to home in this new, freestanding hospital.\"\n\nThe hospital will feature all private patient rooms, a state-of-the-art\ntherapy gym equipped with advanced rehabilitation technologies, an activities\nof daily living suite, an in-house dialysis suite, a dining room, a pharmacy\nand an outdoor therapy courtyard.\n\nThe hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and\ninjuries, including stroke and other neurological conditions, brain and spinal\ncord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. In addition to\n24-hour nursing care, the hospital will provide physical, occupational and\nspeech therapies to help patients restore function and improve quality of\nlife. Care will be delivered by an interdisciplinary team of specialized\nnurses, therapists and physicians.\n\nEncompass Health's 19-bed unit within the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center\nis now closed, but Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=2901901522&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2Flocations%2Fmorgantown-rehab&a=Encompass+Health+Rehabilitation+Hospital+of+Morgantown)\nhas temporarily expanded its capacity to provide continuity of care for\npatients during construction of the new hospital in Bridgeport.\n\nAbout Encompass Health\nEncompass Health (NYSE: EHC) is the largest owner and operator of inpatient\nrehabilitation hospitals in the United States. With a national footprint that\nincludes 175 hospitals in 39 states and Puerto Rico, the Company provides\nhigh-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care for patients recovering from\nmajor injuries or illnesses, using advanced technology and innovative\ntreatments to maximize recovery. Encompass Health is recognized by Newsweek as\nAmerica's Most Awarded Leader in Inpatient Rehabilitation and is ranked among\nFortune's World's Most Admired Companies™ and Forbes' America's Best\nCompanies. It is also recognized by Becker's Healthcare and Modern Healthcare\nas a top healthcare employer. For more information, visit encompasshealth.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=1118887105&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2F&a=encompasshealth.com)\nand follow us on our newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=219243611&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2Fnewsroom&a=newsroom)\n, X\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=673115922&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fencompasshlth&a=X)\n, Instagram\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=1381694620&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fencompasshlth%2F&a=Instagram)\nand Facebook\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=584368132&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEncompassHealth%2F&a=Facebook)\n.\n\nFrom Fortune.© 2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Fortune®\nis a registered trademark and Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ is a\ntrademark of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. Fortune and\nFortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products\nor services of, Encompass Health.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nStatements contained in this press release which are not historical facts,\nsuch as those relating to the likelihood, timing and effects of the completion\nof this hospital project, are forward-looking statements. In addition,\nEncompass Health may from time to time make forward-looking public statements\nconcerning the matters described herein. All such estimates, projections and\nforward-looking information speak only as of the date hereof, and Encompass\nHealth undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise such forward-looking\ninformation, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based\nupon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.\nEncompass Health's actual results or events may differ materially from those\nanticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of\nfactors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which\ncould cause actual results or events to differ materially from those\nanticipated include, but are not limited to, the regulatory review and\napproval process, any adverse outcome of various lawsuits, claims and legal or\nregulatory proceedings that may be brought by or against the Company; the\npossibility this project will experience unexpected delays; the ability to\nsuccessfully complete this project consistent with Encompass Health's growth\nstrategy, including development and maintenance of relationships with referral\nsources; disease outbreaks, including the speed, depth, geographic reach and\nduration of the spread; the actions to be taken by Encompass Health in\nresponse to disease outbreaks; changes in the regulation of the healthcare\nindustry at either or both of the federal and state levels; competitive\npressures in the healthcare industry and Encompass Health's response thereto;\nthe hospital's ability to maintain proper local, state and federal licensing;\npotential disruptions, breaches or other incidents affecting the proper\noperation, availability or security of Encompass Health's information systems;\nEncompass Health's ability to attract and retain nurses, therapists and other\nhealthcare professionals in a highly competitive environment with often severe\nstaffing shortages and the impact on Encompass Health's labor expenses from\npotential union activity and staffing shortages; changes, delays in (including\nin connection with resolution of Medicare payment reviews or appeals), or\nsuspension of reimbursement for Encompass Health's services by governmental or\nprivate payors; general conditions in the economy and capital markets; and\nother factors which may be identified from time to time in Encompass Health's\nSEC filings and other public announcements, including Encompass Health's\nForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Form 10-Q for the quarter\nended March 31, 2026.\n\nMedia contact:\nPolly Manuel | 205-970-5912\nmedia@encompasshealth.com (mailto:media@encompasshealth.com)\n\nInvestor relations contact:\nMark Miller | 205-970-5860\nmark.miller@encompasshealth.com (mailto:mark.miller@encompasshealth.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/encompass-health-to-build-36-bed-inpatient-rehabilitation-hospital-in-bridgeport-west-virginia-302785306.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/encompass-health-to-build-36-bed-inpatient-rehabilitation-hospital-in-bridgeport-west-virginia-302785306.html)\n\nSOURCE Encompass Health Corp.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS460782/Encompass-Health-Logo.jpg?id=OA2643343\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5rqH56a","title":"Encompass Health to build 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"EHC","created":"2026-05-29T12:00:05.196Z","tickers":["EHC"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Encompass Health to build 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia\n\nPR Newswire\n\nBIRMINGHAM, Ala. and BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., May 29, 2026\n\nBIRMINGHAM, Ala. and BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass\nHealth Corp. (NYSE: EHC) today announced plans to build a freestanding, 36-bed\ninpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeport, West Virginia. The hospital\nwill be an expanded relocation of Encompass Health's former 19-bed unit within\nthe WVU Medicine United Hospital Center.\n\n\"We're thrilled to expand access to inpatient rehabilitation care for patients\nin Bridgeport and surrounding communities,\" said Abe Sims, president of\nEncompass Health's MidAtlantic region. \"The need for our services has\nincreased with continued growth in the area, and we look forward to serving\nmore patients closer to home in this new, freestanding hospital.\"\n\nThe hospital will feature all private patient rooms, a state-of-the-art\ntherapy gym equipped with advanced rehabilitation technologies, an activities\nof daily living suite, an in-house dialysis suite, a dining room, a pharmacy\nand an outdoor therapy courtyard.\n\nThe hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and\ninjuries, including stroke and other neurological conditions, brain and spinal\ncord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. In addition to\n24-hour nursing care, the hospital will provide physical, occupational and\nspeech therapies to help patients restore function and improve quality of\nlife. Care will be delivered by an interdisciplinary team of specialized\nnurses, therapists and physicians.\n\nEncompass Health's 19-bed unit within the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center\nis now closed, but Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=2901901522&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2Flocations%2Fmorgantown-rehab&a=Encompass+Health+Rehabilitation+Hospital+of+Morgantown)\nhas temporarily expanded its capacity to provide continuity of care for\npatients during construction of the new hospital in Bridgeport.\n\nAbout Encompass Health\nEncompass Health (NYSE: EHC) is the largest owner and operator of inpatient\nrehabilitation hospitals in the United States. With a national footprint that\nincludes 175 hospitals in 39 states and Puerto Rico, the Company provides\nhigh-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care for patients recovering from\nmajor injuries or illnesses, using advanced technology and innovative\ntreatments to maximize recovery. Encompass Health is recognized by Newsweek as\nAmerica's Most Awarded Leader in Inpatient Rehabilitation and is ranked among\nFortune's World's Most Admired Companies™ and Forbes' America's Best\nCompanies. It is also recognized by Becker's Healthcare and Modern Healthcare\nas a top healthcare employer. For more information, visit encompasshealth.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=1118887105&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2F&a=encompasshealth.com)\nand follow us on our newsroom\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=219243611&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.encompasshealth.com%2Fnewsroom&a=newsroom)\n, X\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=673115922&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fencompasshlth&a=X)\n, Instagram\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=1381694620&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fencompasshlth%2F&a=Instagram)\nand Facebook\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4699037-1&h=584368132&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEncompassHealth%2F&a=Facebook)\n.\n\nFrom Fortune.© 2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Fortune®\nis a registered trademark and Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ is a\ntrademark of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. Fortune and\nFortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products\nor services of, Encompass Health.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nStatements contained in this press release which are not historical facts,\nsuch as those relating to the likelihood, timing and effects of the completion\nof this hospital project, are forward-looking statements. In addition,\nEncompass Health may from time to time make forward-looking public statements\nconcerning the matters described herein. All such estimates, projections and\nforward-looking information speak only as of the date hereof, and Encompass\nHealth undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise such forward-looking\ninformation, whether as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based\nupon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.\nEncompass Health's actual results or events may differ materially from those\nanticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of\nfactors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which\ncould cause actual results or events to differ materially from those\nanticipated include, but are not limited to, the regulatory review and\napproval process, any adverse outcome of various lawsuits, claims and legal or\nregulatory proceedings that may be brought by or against the Company; the\npossibility this project will experience unexpected delays; the ability to\nsuccessfully complete this project consistent with Encompass Health's growth\nstrategy, including development and maintenance of relationships with referral\nsources; disease outbreaks, including the speed, depth, geographic reach and\nduration of the spread; the actions to be taken by Encompass Health in\nresponse to disease outbreaks; changes in the regulation of the healthcare\nindustry at either or both of the federal and state levels; competitive\npressures in the healthcare industry and Encompass Health's response thereto;\nthe hospital's ability to maintain proper local, state and federal licensing;\npotential disruptions, breaches or other incidents affecting the proper\noperation, availability or security of Encompass Health's information systems;\nEncompass Health's ability to attract and retain nurses, therapists and other\nhealthcare professionals in a highly competitive environment with often severe\nstaffing shortages and the impact on Encompass Health's labor expenses from\npotential union activity and staffing shortages; changes, delays in (including\nin connection with resolution of Medicare payment reviews or appeals), or\nsuspension of reimbursement for Encompass Health's services by governmental or\nprivate payors; general conditions in the economy and capital markets; and\nother factors which may be identified from time to time in Encompass Health's\nSEC filings and other public announcements, including Encompass Health's\nForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Form 10-Q for the quarter\nended March 31, 2026.\n\nMedia contact:\nPolly Manuel | 205-970-5912\nmedia@encompasshealth.com (mailto:media@encompasshealth.com)\n\nInvestor relations contact:\nMark Miller | 205-970-5860\nmark.miller@encompasshealth.com (mailto:mark.miller@encompasshealth.com)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/encompass-health-to-build-36-bed-inpatient-rehabilitation-hospital-in-bridgeport-west-virginia-302785306.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/encompass-health-to-build-36-bed-inpatient-rehabilitation-hospital-in-bridgeport-west-virginia-302785306.html)\n\nSOURCE Encompass Health Corp.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS460782/Encompass-Health-Logo.jpg?id=OA2643343\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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