WBRC administration had the pleasure
of touring the new home of the WBRC (B-500) earlier this month. They reported that the new space is ‘state of
the art’ and will have much more room than our current building. Some of the new features will include private
bedrooms and bathrooms for inpatients, 3 large shared courtyards, a ‘green’
living roof, a greenhouse, and a bocce ball court.
At 174,000 square feet, this new
facility is the largest consolidated rehabilitation center in the VA and will
include 24 beds for the polytruama program, 32 beds for the blind
rehabilitation program, and 12 beds for the polytruama transitional rehabilitation
program. The center will also have an outpatient physical therapy/occupational
therapy clinic, an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic, and
clinical programs for Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Veterans.
Construction is anticipated to
complete in Summer of 2015 with the building becoming operational in Winter of
2015.
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| Photo: Members of the WBRC Administration during their recent tour of B-500. |
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| Photo: The B-500 Main Courtyard in February 2015. |
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| Photo: The exterior of B-500 as seen in February 2015. |
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