Located within the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) at University Hospital Southampton (UHS), the facility has been designed to help patients regain strength and independence during the early stages of recovery from life-threatening illness or injury. It is equipped with specialist equipment such as a multigym, weights, parallel bars, exercise bikes, and an interactive games table, allowing patients to begin rehabilitation while still in intensive care. (Image: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust)Zoe van Willigen, lead physiotherapist for critical care at UHS, said: "This space is testament to the commitment of our whole ICU team, who champion rehabilitation at the earliest opportunity. "Early rehab not only improves patient experience and outcomes but can also reduce hospital length of stay." (Image: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust)Ms van Willigen said: "Over time we hope that patients at different stages of recovery will share this space, offering encouragement and showing those early in their journeys that there is light at the end of the tunnel.