HealthSouth Corp.’s CEO, Jay GrinneyHealthSouth on Friday officially kicked off its $10 million, 27,100-square-foot expansion on McCallie Avenue.
The hospital will move 50 beds from the existing building, greatly enlarging the amount of space per patient in both buildings after construction and renovation is complete in June 2013.
While the total number of beds will not change, the new rooms will be much larger and more modern, officials said.
The rehabilitation hospital will triple the number of private rooms to 30 and renovate the dining room and therapy gym, said Scott Rowe, CEO of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Chattanooga.
“While we’ve had challenges with the current building, we’ve had great outcomes for patients,” Rowe said, noting that workers have continued to treat about 1,000 patients yearly.