Community members toured St. Luke’s Hospital’s new rehabilitation center and patient care wing during an open house Sunday, Dec. 16.

The new patient care area incorporates pristine views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with six large patient rooms including full baths, flat screen televisions, recliners and a daybed for family caregivers. The wing also features a comfortable family room with stone fireplace, a glass-enclosed hallway and a central nurses’ station, with Mission-style lighting and décor.

In addition, the 15,000 square-foot wing features a state-of the-art rehab center for one-on-one therapy by licensed professionals.

Inpatients and outpatients will benefit from the expansive therapeutic gym, an underwater treadmill for individualized aquatic therapy, private treatment rooms and an area dedicated to activities of daily living (ADLs) to help prepare patients for discharge.

The $5.6 million addition is possible thanks to the generosity and support of the community. Through the Building on Excellence capital campaign, St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation pledged to raise $2 million through charitable grants and private donations.

The rehabilitation center opened last week and the new patient care win will open in January 2014. For more information or a tour of St. Luke’s Hospital, call the Marketing/Public Relations Department at 828-894-2408.