Encompass Health Closes Flood-Damaged Florida Rehab Hospital

Torrential rains Nov. 1-2 flooded Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital in Melbourne, Fla., forcing an evacuation and significant damage, according to a Nov. 6 news release. The 90-bed hospital, a joint venture between Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and Holmes Regional Medical Center (a Health First subsidiary), will close indefinitely while the partners decide whether to refurbish or replace it. All patients were transferred to other facilities or discharged, and staff were evacuated safely. Encompass said it will exclude closure-related operational expenses and any insurance proceeds from its adjusted financial results.