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Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
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- Neurologist
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
- Psychiatrist
Total Number Of Beds : 157
Description
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital is the only one of its kind in the region Our 157bed notforprofit hospital offers round the clock coverage by a nursing team intensive rehabilitative therapies and regular rounds by physiatrists or their designated assistants We also offer support for patients and their caregivers to help patients return to their maximum level of independence
We are accredited by the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities CARF Brooks is one of Floridas only statedesignated treatment facilities for brain and spinal cord injuries for children and adults We are also one of only two inpatient rehabilitation centers in Florida that treats infants and young children
Our programmatic approach to care is organized around six Centers of Excellence The intensive specialization of our caregivers in each of these areas means that they are able to give our patients access to the latest treatments with the best outcomes
History
March 16 1970 Grand opening of Cathedral Rehabilitation Hospital
September 1 1982 Memorial Medical Center purchases the Cathedral Rehabilitation Hospital license The name is changed to Memorial Regional Rehabilitation Center four months later
October 23 1983 The organization is moved to the renovated north wing of the Memorial Medical Center complex
November 1992 Construction begins on a new facility
June 19 1993 The first rehabilitation outpatient center is established in the newly acquired and renovated Memorial Healthcare Plaza
May 1994 Memorial Rehabilitation Center becomes Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital The organization is relocated and becomes a freestanding hospital and an independent system
June 1995 Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital becomes Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital
January 1999 Genesis Rehabilitation becomes Brooks Rehabilitation The Brooks name is selected both as a tribute to our founder Dr J Brooks Brown and as an opportunity to create a unique and lasting identity
April 2005 Ground is broken on the new Brooks Health amp Fitness facility
May 15 2006 Brooks Health amp Fitness opens
January 1 2008 Brooks donates Health and Fitness Center to YMCA of Floridas First Coast
April 10 2008 Ground is broken for new Brooks Administration Building the first certified quotgreenquot building on a healthcare campus in Northeast Florida
June 30 2008 Brooks Home Care Advantage is added to Brooks full spectrum of rehabilitation options
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