Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital is the only one of its kind in the region. Our 157-bed, not-for-profit hospital offers round the clock coverage by a nursing team, intensive rehabilitative therapies and regular rounds by physiatrists, or their designated assistants. We also offer support for patients and their caregivers to help patients return to their maximum level of independence.
We are accredited by the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Brooks is one of Florida's only state-designated treatment facilities for brain and spinal cord injuries for children and adults. We are also one of only two inpatient rehabilitation centers in Florida that treats infants and young children.
Our programmatic approach to care is organized around six Centers of Excellence. The intensive specialization of our caregivers in each of these areas means that they are able to give our patients access to the latest treatments with the best outcomes.
History Of Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
* March 16, 1970 – Grand opening of Cathedral Rehabilitation Hospital.
* September 1, 1982 – Memorial Medical Center purchases the Cathedral Rehabilitation Hospital license. The name is changed to Memorial Regional Rehabilitation Center four months later.
* October 23, 1983 – The organization is moved to the renovated north wing of the Memorial Medical Center complex.
* November 1992 – Construction begins on a new facility.
* June 19, 1993 – The first rehabilitation outpatient center is established in the newly acquired and renovated Memorial Healthcare Plaza.
* May 1994 – Memorial Rehabilitation Center becomes Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital. The organization is relocated and becomes a freestanding hospital and an independent system.
* June 1995 – Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital becomes Genesis Rehabilitation Hospital.
* January 1999 – Genesis Rehabilitation becomes Brooks Rehabilitation. The Brooks name is selected both as a tribute to our founder, Dr. J. Brooks Brown, and as an opportunity to create a unique and lasting identity.
* April 2005 – Ground is broken on the new Brooks Health & Fitness facility.
* May 15, 2006 – Brooks Health & Fitness opens.
* January 1, 2008- Brooks donates Health and Fitness Center to YMCA of Florida's First Coast.
* April 10, 2008- Ground is broken for new Brooks Administration Building: the first certified "green" building on a healthcare campus in Northeast Florida.
* June 30, 2008- Brooks Home Care Advantage is added to Brooks full spectrum of rehabilitation options.
