Montgomery County · Lower Providence · MCPC #23-0201-002
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
2660 Audubon Road, Lower Providence, PA · 77,517 sq ft non-residential, institutional · 10.52 acres
About this project
Encompass Health is proposing a rehabilitation hospital on a 10.5-acre site south of the Audubon Road and Rittenhouse Road intersection in Lower Providence Township. The first phase is a roughly 56,000 sq ft building for 50 patients, and a rear addition of about 21,000 sq ft for 30 more patients would follow in a second phase. The plan also relocates a stream that crosses the southern side of the parcel and widens the Audubon Road culvert.
County planning commission: Supports
Issues raised: Board Of Commissioners, Omery Col, Montgomery County, Executive Director, Background
- Applicant
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
- Zoning
- LI
Filing history
- 2024-04-29 · MCPC #23-0201-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 77,517 sq ft
- 2023-10-16 · MCPC #23-0201-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 77,517 sq ft
County review letters
2024-04-29 · LPROV 23-0201-002r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Encompass Health built an inpatient rehabilitation hospital on a 10.5-acre site south of Audubon Road and Rittenhouse Road in Lower Providence Township. County records describe a first phase of about 56,000 square feet with 50 patient beds. A rear addition of about 21,000 square feet for 30 more patients was planned as a second phase.
The plan also called for moving a stream along the south side of the site and widening the Audubon Road culvert, which is the pipe or opening that carries the stream under the road.
The hospital has since opened. Company announcements say it began serving patients in September 2026 as a 50-bed facility of just over 54,000 square feet. It treats people recovering from strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. The company first announced it in 2022 under a Norristown label. No coverage of opposition or of the township's votes was found.
What it could mean nearby
- Jobs: the company expected roughly 105 full-time staff in its first year.
- Healthcare access: the hospital adds 50 inpatient rehabilitation beds in the area, with a possible 30 more if phase two is built.
- Drainage and roads: the stream relocation and wider culvert on Audubon Road are in the county records. No source describes the traffic effects.
Where it stands
Phase one is built and open as of September 2026. Phase two, the roughly 21,000 sq ft rear addition, was not mentioned in the sources found, so its status is unknown. It would normally need its own building permits and could need township sign-off first.
- Sep 15, 2026 Company announced the hospital is open and accepting patients
- Sep 2, 2026 Company published its grand-opening announcement
- Apr 29, 2024 Latest county planning filing
- Aug 26, 2022 Company announced plans for a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital
Want to weigh in? If a second phase or other changes are proposed, the Lower Providence Township supervisors and planning commission would normally review them at public meetings. Check the township's meeting calendar for dates.
Who's behind it
Encompass Health · Encompass Health is a national operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and this is its 11th Pennsylvania location.
Around the web
- Encompass Health hosts hospital grand opening in Lower ProvidenceEncompass Health · Sep 2, 2026Describes the opened 50-bed hospital, its services and its size of over 54,000 square feet.
- Encompass Health Opens 50-Bed Montgomery County HospitalMyChesCoLocal news report on the opening of the 50-bed hospital.
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lower Providence now open in PennsylvaniaEncompass Health · Sep 15, 2026Company press release confirming the hospital is open and accepting patients.
- Encompass Health announces plans to build a 50 bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Norristown, PennsylvaniaEncompass Health · Aug 26, 2022Original announcement of the project in 2022.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- The township's formal review of a site plan for new buildings, parking, drainage and road access.
- Culvert
- A pipe or tunnel that carries a stream or runoff under a road.
- Phase
- One stage of a project built in sequence, here the main hospital first and a rear addition later.
- Inpatient rehabilitation hospital
- A hospital where patients stay overnight for intensive therapy after a serious illness or injury.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $27.1M
- ~387 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~193 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~10.5 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Stream relocation across southern parcel
- Audubon Road culvert widening
- Two-phase construction with rear building addition
- Adjacent to Route 422 right-of-way
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