Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, a Downey hospital dedicated to rehabilitative medicine, is adding a Wellness & Aquatic Therapy Center and other facilities as part of a $418 million construction project.

With care for veterans a growing regional need, demand for rehabilitative and other programs at the hospital continue to rise. Speaking before an Aug. 19 kickoff event, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe called the new facility “the jewel of Los Angeles County’s health care system.”

An important component of the multi-year effort is to bring aging structures into compliance with current seismic standards. While completion of the new therapy pool and wellness center is scheduled for the end of next year, seismic and other facility upgrades will continue through 2020. Phase 2 work also includes the addition of a central entrance and the refurbishment of the campus’ historic Harriman Building.

Originally founded in 1888 to treat farmworkers who could not afford medical care, Rancho Los Amigos has also previously served as a facility for mental health and polio patients. Now sited on a 48-acre campus, the hospital will remain open, continuing to serve patients with rehabilitative needs during the 5-year construction period, CEO Jorge Orozco said.

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