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Rehabilitation center helps patients transition

Rehabilitation center helps patients transition


August 11, 2010
This article first appeared in the 200911 issue of BD+C.

Construction is under way on the Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Center on the VA Medical Center campus in Richmond, Va. The $8 million, 22,000-sf facility will provide physical therapy, housing, and education to veterans as part of their transition back into their communities. The center was designed by HDR, Alexandria, Va., to achieve LEED Silver certification.

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