An artist's rendering of the planned expansion of Brooks Rehabilitation's Orange Park outpatient facility. | Brooks Rehabilitation
Published on December 16, 2025 at 4:21 pm
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Brooks Rehabilitation is starting what it calls “a significant strategic growth initiative” that will meet the increasing need for specialized physical rehabilitation services at three of its Jacksonville area campuses.
The three construction projects, set to begin next year, represent a capital investment of about $68 million and could create 150 jobs.
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The projects include a significant expansion of the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital’s Bartram Campus on Brooks Bartram Drive in Mandarin; an expansion of its Orange Park outpatient clinic on Park Avenue; and a plan to double the capacity of Helen’s House, its family and patient housing at 6207 Beach Blvd.
The Brooks Rehabilitation plans
The largest expansion is at the Bartram Campus, a projected $47 million project to add 48 beds, with the option to expand in the future. Brooks officials said the expansion is critical to help patients recovering from complex conditions such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes, transplants or other disabling illnesses.
The hospital also will add an area for therapists and patients to use cutting-edge rehabilitation technology, as well as a “smart home” with assistive technologies to help ease a patient’s transition back to home after their injury. Funding for the Innovation Studio was made possible by donations from a patient.
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Brooks also is investing about $16 million to double the size of Helen’s House. This hospitality house, situated across from Brooks’ University campus, offers affordable, temporary lodging to patients and their caregivers who travel across the country for treatment by Brooks clinical teams.
Finally, the Orange Park outpatient clinic will undergo a $5.4 million expansion to add 7,000 square feet to the existing operations. Of that, there will be a 2,100-square-foot pediatric feeding and swallowing clinic. The state of Florida will provide a portion of the funding for this specialized service in pediatric care.
All three Jacksonville projects will begin construction in 2026, with plans to be completed in 2027 and early 2028.
