Anchor Health Properties Celebrates the Grand Opening of a 76 bed Freestanding Specialty Hospital in White Hall, Arkansas

Dedicated to pursuing better healthcare through real estate solutions, Anchor recently celebrated the grand opening of the Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital, a state of the art 76 bed, 87,000 square foot freestanding specialty hospital featuring 40 beds dedicated to inpatient rehabilitation and 36 beds dedicated to inpatient behavioral health services. Strategically positioned at 1500 West Holland Avenue in White Hall, Arkansas, the facility strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of the surrounding community through comprehensive physical medicine, rehabilitation, and behavioral health programs.

Engaged as the developer for this project by Jefferson Regional, a community owned, not for profit, 300 bed acute care hospital serving patients across Southeast Arkansas, and Lifepoint Health, a national diversified healthcare delivery network with capabilities and services that span the healthcare continuum, Anchor provided comprehensive development services and real estate planning expertise to bring accessible inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health services to the area through this comprehensive healthcare facility. Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, which are business units of Lifepoint Health, will operate the facility in partnership with Jefferson Regional.

“We are extremely excited by the culmination of the past few years’ hard work with this phenomenal facility,” shared Katie Jacoby, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development & Partner with Anchor. “As we celebrate the opening of this specialty hospital alongside Jefferson Regional and Lifepoint Health, the unified goal of providing high quality inpatient and outpatient care to the community is at the forefront of our minds. Anchor is proud to have made a significant investment through this transformative project providing residents of Jefferson County and beyond access to the resources and compassion they need to heal and recover.”

The hospital provides inpatient rehabilitation services for adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to stroke, brain injury, spinal code injury, neurological disorders, orthopaedic surgery and other conditions. Featuring all private rooms, the rehabilitation section of the hospital provides intense, interdisciplinary rehabilitation therapies and medical care to improve patients’ functional independence and help them return home.

The facility’s distinct behavioral unit offers a continuum of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adults and seniors, including crisis stabilization for acute mental health and substance use disorders; detoxification from alcohol and drugs; and treatment for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and many other behavioral health illnesses.

Kollin Rommel, Senior Development Director with Anchor, noted, “This facility represents a shared vision to provide unparalleled inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health care to an historically underserved market. The Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital is a vital local and regional resource uniquely positioning Jefferson Regional and Lifepoint Health to meet the increasing needs of the growing community. We are proud to be a part of this joint venture’s mission to deliver an industry leading patient experience.”

Regionally based firms with extensive healthcare facility experience served on the project team, including Earl Swensson Associates, a top healthcare design firm, as the architect, Brasfield & Gorrie, a nationally ranked healthcare construction provider, as the general contractor, and Crunk Engineering, providing civil engineering expertise and services.

Representing the largest private equity investment in healthcare in the community and statewide in recent years, the facility opens its doors to patients on June 3, 2024. Anchor Jefferson County Owner LLC, a subsidiary of Anchor Health Properties, is owner of the Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital.