UCI Health –– Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital is a 52-bed, 70,000-square-foot freestanding facility, less than 2 miles from UCI Health –– Irvine hospital that opened in December 2025Features a specialized brain and spinal cord injury unit, an independent living suite where patients can practice daily home activities, as well as the latest therapeutic and robot-assisted technologiesOn-site physicians and healthcare professionals will conduct research to advance rehabilitative care for patients in the region and beyondNewswise — Irvine, Calif., August 10, 2026 — UCI Health — Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital is now open. It is also less than two miles away from UCI Health — Irvine, the 144-bed all-electric acute care hospital that opened in December 2025. “The UCI Health –– Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital expands access to advanced inpatient rehabilitation care for patients recovering from stroke, traumatic injuries and other serious conditions,” said Chad T. Lefteris, president and CEO of UCI Health. This location is the latest inpatient hospital in a system that also includes UCI Health — Orange, the system's flagship academic medical center, and the UCI Health Community Network, established in 2024 with the acquisition of four long-standing community hospitals: UCI Health — Fountain Valley, UCI Health — Lakewood, UCI Health — Los Alamitos and UCI Health — Placentia Linda. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, its newest facility, UCI Health –– Irvine Rehabilitation Hospital, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.