Groundbreaking Held for 80-Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Redlands

• PMB, Loma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation have broken ground on a new 99,000-square-foot, 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Redlands, California.
• The three-story facility is planned for 11207 New Jersey Street and is expected to open in summer 2028.
• The project will provide intensive rehabilitation services for adults recovering from strokes, neurological conditions, brain and spinal cord injuries, and other serious illnesses or injuries.
• Layton Construction is the general contractor, Material Design Architects is the architect, and Harrison Street Asset Management is the financing partner.

What Is Planned for the Redlands Hospital

Construction is getting underway on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital at 11207 New Jersey Street in Redlands, adding a specialized healthcare facility to the Inland Empire. The project will span approximately 99,000 square feet across three stories and include 80 inpatient beds. Once complete, the hospital will operate as a stand-alone rehabilitation facility jointly operated by Loma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation. The project is expected to open in summer 2028. When it does, Loma Linda University Health plans to move its existing inpatient rehabilitation unit into the new facility.

What Services the New Facility Will Provide

The hospital will focus on intensive rehabilitation for adults recovering from serious medical conditions and injuries. Services will include 24-hour nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology. Patients recovering from strokes, neurological diseases, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other debilitating conditions will be able to receive rehabilitation closer to home rather than traveling farther for specialized post-acute care. The building is also being designed around patient mobility and recovery. Plans call for adaptive patient units, multidisciplinary therapy gyms and amenities intended to encourage movement and activity throughout the rehabilitation process.

What the Project Team Is Bringing to Redlands

PMB is serving as the developer, with Layton Construction as general contractor and Material Design Architects as architect. Harrison Street Asset Management is providing financing support for the project. The partnership brings together companies with significant experience in healthcare real estate and rehabilitation facilities. PMB says it has developed more than 130 healthcare facilities totaling approximately 6.5 million square feet and owns and manages about 70 medical facilities totaling more than 5.5 million square feet. PMB's healthcare-focused development strategy covers medical office buildings, ambulatory care, inpatient and post-acute hospitals, behavioral health, senior living and other healthcare properties.

What the New Hospital Means for Loma Linda University Health

The project will allow Loma Linda University Health to consolidate its inpatient rehabilitation services in a purpose-built facility designed specifically around rehabilitation care. For the health system, the move also creates an opportunity to expand specialized services as the Inland Empire continues to grow. The stand-alone hospital will give patients access to rehabilitation professionals, therapy spaces and dedicated inpatient rooms in a facility built around recovery rather than acute hospital care. The partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation adds another layer of specialized operating experience. Lifepoint currently operates rehabilitation hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the country, with David M. Dill serving as chairman and CEO and Russ Bailey serving as president of Lifepoint Rehabilitation.

What Comes Next for the Development

The groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction, with the new hospital targeting a summer 2028 opening. The project is also part of a broader expansion of purpose-built rehabilitation facilities across the U.S., as healthcare systems and operators look to provide more specialized care between acute hospitalization and a patient's return home. For Redlands and the surrounding Inland Empire, the 99,000-square-foot hospital will add another specialized healthcare resource while creating a new purpose-built setting for patients working toward greater independence.