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Rehabilitation Hospital of Athens Now Open in Georgia
Today, Encompass Health, the nation's largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and Piedmont, the largest healthcare system in the state of Georgia, announced the opening of Rehabilitation Hospital of Athens, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located at 1083 Parkway Blvd. in Athens, Georgia.
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