Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico recently completed facility enhancements that increased its capacity to 60 private patient rooms. The medical rehabilitation hospital’s continued growth reflects its ongoing commitment to providing specialized rehabilitative care to individuals recovering from disabilities caused by injuries, illnesses, or chronic medical conditions.

“By increasing our bed capacity in Las Cruces, Ernest Health is reinforcing its ongoing commitment to serving this community’s growing rehabilitation needs,” says Jake Socha, President and CEO of Ernest Health. “As the demand for high-quality inpatient rehabilitation continues to rise, the investment in additional beds will help ensure that more patients receive the specialized care that they need while remaining close to home.”

Previously, Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico operated with 40 beds, limiting its ability to accommodate the increasing number of patient referrals. With the additional beds, the hospital is projected to care for more than 1,000 patients annually.

“Our extra capacity will enable us to serve more medically complex patients,” says Christina Masters, Chief Executive Officer of Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico. “Our goal is to provide the highest standard of comfort and care while helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes, maximizing recovery, independence, and quality of life.”

Masters says that as the hospital increases its ability to serve more patients, the team will grow alongside it to ensure that every individual continues to receive exceptional, personalized care.

Along with the facility enhancements, the hospital has introduced innovative gait-training technology for patients with neurological and mobility impairments. The Rise&Walk®, developed by Nashville-based Healing Innovations, Inc., is a full-spectrum gait trainer that synchronizes upper and lower extremity movements. This versatile neurorehabilitation station integrates robotic-assisted gait training, seated activities, and a balance support system to enhance mobility recovery. The system enables patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals more quickly and effectively.

Services provided at Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico are led by a physician and delivered by an interdisciplinary healthcare team. They include:

• Around-the-clock rehabilitative nursing care
• Physical, occupational, and speech therapies provided 5 out of 7 days per week
• Respiratory therapy
• Dietary services
• Case management
• Pharmacy services and more

The hospital features a 6,000-square-foot therapy gym equipped with the latest rehabilitative technology, as well as an activities of daily living suite. Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico is ranked in the Top 10% of inpatient rehabilitation facilities nationwide and has been named one of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers by Newsweek. It holds Joint Commission certifications in Brain Injury, Stroke, and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation. The hospital also provides outpatient rehabilitation services.

“We are looking forward to continuing to serve the people of Las Cruces and the surrounding communities,” Masters says. “Our mission has always been to help our patients maximize their recoveries and regain independence. These additional beds and resources will allow us to continue to bring the highest quality rehabilitative care to even more families right here in our own community.”