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| Photo: The front entry of B-500 as seen in March 2015 |
WBRC continues to watch the construction progress of B-500, the highly anticipated new home of the Polytruama and Blind Rehabilitation services on the Palo Alto VAPAHCS Campus. Some of the building's features will include private bedrooms and
bathrooms for inpatients, 3 large shared courtyards, a ‘green’ living roof, a
greenhouse, and a bocce ball court.
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| Photo: View to the B-500 central courtyard from the 2nd floor breeze-way |
At 174,000 square feet, this new facility is the largest
consolidated rehabilitation center in the VA and will include 24 beds for the
polytruama program, 32 beds for the blind rehabilitation program, and 12 beds
for the polytruama transitional rehabilitation program. The center will also
have an outpatient physical therapy/occupational therapy clinic, an outpatient
physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic, and clinical programs for
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.
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| Photo: The 'Bamboo' courtyard, one of three of the B-500 courtyards |
Construction is anticipated to complete in Summer of 2015
with the building becoming operational in Winter of 2015.
