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Rehab center may redo

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By LAURA FRAZIER

lfrazier@tampatrib.com

Published: July 22, 2009

TAMPA - A rehabilitation center at Tampa General Hospital may be ready for an off-campus redo.

Tampa General spokesman John Dunn said hospital officials want to upgrade and modernize the facility, which provides inpatient, outpatient and pediatric rehabilitation services for people undergoing treatment for pain and brain or spinal-cord injuries.

The 59-bed facility is in a building on the hospital campus at 6 Tampa General Circle.

A move is necessary, Dunn said, "because we want to be able to upgrade, modernize and bring in some of the latest thinking in rehabilitation, and that would be hard to do on campus."

Dunn said hospital officials are considering a number of sites in the Tampa Bay area, including one near Brandon, but declined to provide location, size or design details.

"We haven't even gotten to the design stage yet," Dunn said. "We are still evaluating all the factors and what it will take to have a more modern, state-of-the-art building."

Reporter Laura Frazier can be reached at (813) 627-4767.

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