Select Medical and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Form Joint Venture Partnership

Select Medical and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Form Joint Venture Partnership to Provide Critical Illness Recovery and Acute Care Rehabilitation Across Florida Panhandle

Mechanicsburg, Pa.,/Tallahassee, Fla., July 8, 2026 – Select Medical Corporation and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) announced today they have entered a joint venture partnership to operate a 47-bed specialty hospital in Tallahassee, Florida.  The hospital will include 19 critical illness recovery (licensed as long-term acute care) and 28 acute rehabilitation beds to serve the growing post-acute care needs across the Florida Panhandle.  Select Medical will serve as the majority owner and managing partner, leveraging its national expertise in rehabilitation and long-term acute care while partnering with TMH’s trusted regional healthcare network.

“We have provided care for critically ill patients for more than two decades in the Tallahassee market under our Select Specialty Hospital brand and Tallahassee Memorial has been an outstanding partner every step of the way,” said Tom Mullin, chief executive officer, Select Medical.  “This joint venture formalizes our relationship and shared commitment to deliver world-class care across a full continuum that allows patients to have a seamless healing and recovery experience, ultimately returning to home and community.” 

The joint venture Select Specialty Hospital will remain in its current location at 1554 Surgeons Drive in Tallahassee and undergo expansion construction over the next several months with planned completion in late Q4 2026.     

“This partnership reflects our shared commitment to meeting the growing healthcare needs of our region,” said Ryan Smith, president, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. “Having access to these specialized services adjacent to our Tallahassee campus strengthens care coordination and ensures more patients can receive high-quality critical illness recovery and rehabilitation services close to home.”

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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

Founded in 1948, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit healthcare system serving North Florida and South Georgia that is becoming FSU Health through its partnership with Florida State University. TMH includes a 772-bed acute care hospital in Tallahassee, a new hospital under development in Panama City Beach, a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, five residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices. As the clinical anchor of FSU Health, TMH is helping bring together advanced patient care, medical education, research and innovation to improve health across the region. For more information, visit TMH.ORG.