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Surprise, Ariz. to gain city’s first rehab hospital

Sep 17, 2015, 6:00 AM | Updated: 2:18 pm

Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise  (Photo: Brian Thorsen,  Abrazo Community Health Network...

Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise (Photo: Brian Thorsen, Abrazo Community Health Network)

(Photo: Brian Thorsen, Abrazo Community Health Network)

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The City of Surprise is about to get its first hospital — the Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital.

“It’s a 40-bed acute rehabilitation hospital,” CEO Sharon Noe said of the hospital, which will be located at Bell and Dysart roads.  “It has all private rooms, serving a variety of patients, primarily neuro.”

The $17.5-million hospital, a joint effort of Cobalt Rehabilitation and the Abrazo Community Health Networks, is under construction and is about 80 percent complete.

Noe said it will employ 140 health professionals who will treat patients recovering from traumatic and debilitating illnesses, such as strokes, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and amputees.

Employees will treat rehab patients to be ready for today’s world, Noe said.

“Today’s rehab patient needs to be able to go home and pay their bills online,” she said. “They need able to return to social networking, and enjoy the technology that they’re used to.  Those are the type of things that we’re going to bring to rehabilitation as an industry, and raise the bar on how it’s provided.”

The 55-thousand square foot hospital is scheduled to open Dec. 1.

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Surprise, Ariz. to gain city’s first rehab hospital