Peak Rehabilitation Hospital

What Peak Rehabilitation Hospital does

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital is a 52-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation facility located at 1401 Zeno Road, Apex, North Carolina, serving patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological conditions, trauma, amputation, and orthopedic injury. It operates under the legal entity Wake County Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC, and is structured as a joint venture between Duke Health (academic medical center), WakeMed (regional health system), and Lifepoint Rehabilitation (operator). The facility opened on March 11, 2025, and treats an average patient age of 74 across six program lines: Neurological Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, and Orthopedics.

The hospital's clinical platform is built on a multidisciplinary therapy model delivering a minimum of three hours of therapy per day, five days a week, with daily physician oversight and a 5–7 patient-to-rehab-nurse ratio. The therapeutic technology stack includes the Lifeglov hand/arm rehabilitation device, Rise&Walk gait trainer, Senaptec Sensory Station, Ampcare ESP for swallowing, TecnoBody Isofree balance system, Vector Gait and Safety System, LiteGait, and SaeboMAS, supplemented by a car simulator, transition apartment, and adaptive kitchen. Patients access records through the My HealthPoint portal, which is connected to regional Health Information Exchanges.

The business model is a fee-for-service inpatient rehabilitation model billed to commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, with charity care and financial assistance available. Patients are admitted via clinical liaisons who perform bedside assessments at acute care hospitals, emergency departments, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, and physician offices, with weekend and direct ED admission capability. The hospital is CIHQ-accredited and operates as a private joint venture; no revenue, funding, or ownership percentages are publicly disclosed.

Name

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital

Legal name

Wake County Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC

Website

https://peakrehabhospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital is a 52-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation facility in Apex, NC, jointly owned by Duke Health, WakeMed, and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, serving stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological, amputation, and orthopedic patients across western and southern Wake County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inpatient Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Transitional Care / Subacute Rehab Centers (HLADAJAN)

Keywords

• Inpatient rehabilitation services
• Acute rehabilitation hospital
• Stroke rehabilitation program
• Brain injury rehabilitation
• Orthopedic rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Apex

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Rehabilitation Services: Acute inpatient rehabilitation services provided to patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, orthopedic injury, and neurological conditions. Services are billed to insurance companies, Medicare/Medicaid, and patients directly. Revenue generated through patient days, therapy services, and medical care provided during inpatient stays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital delivers acute inpatient rehabilitation services in a 52-bed facility for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. Care is delivered through multidisciplinary therapy (physical, occupational, speech, recreational) averaging 3.17 hours per day with daily physician oversight, supported by specialized therapeutic rehabilitation technology and a low 5–7 patient-to-nurse ratio.

Product overview

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital is a single, unified inpatient rehabilitation facility offering comprehensive acute rehabilitation services across six specialized programs: Neurological Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, Amputation Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic Rehabilitation. The 52-bed hospital operates as a joint venture between Duke Health, WakeMed, and Lifepoint Rehabilitation. Core offerings include inpatient rehabilitation services, supplemented by therapeutic technology features (augmented reality balance training, therapy bionics, full body exoskeleton), and the My HealthPoint patient portal for health information access. The facility also provides amenities including 52 private rooms, adaptive kitchen, car simulator, transition apartment, and therapeutic courtyard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Rehabilitation Services Comprehensive acute inpatient rehabilitation services provided at the 52-bed facility in Apex, NC, delivering personalized multidisciplinary treatment (physical, occupational, speech, recreational therapy) plus daily physician oversight for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. Services are billed to insurance companies, Medicare/Medicaid, and patients directly on a per-stay basis.
• Neurological Rehabilitation Program Doctor-supervised program for patients who have experienced injury to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves, addressing difficulties with movement, speaking, swallowing, breathing, or learning. Delivered through individualized multidisciplinary therapy focused on functional recovery for neurological conditions.
• Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program Comprehensive care addressing physical dysfunction, cognitive impairments, and behavioral issues for brain injury patients, delivered by therapists with specialized skills to recognize the unique needs and provide structured rehabilitation for this population.
• Stroke Rehabilitation Program Multidisciplinary specialty care helping individuals regain function from physical and psychological effects following a stroke, with prevention, recognition, assessment, and treatment of stroke-related conditions aimed at the most complete recovery possible.
• Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program Comprehensive rehabilitation for traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injuries delivered through a specialized and coordinated process that increases patients' physical, emotional, and psychological abilities.
• Amputation Rehabilitation Program Multidisciplinary program with specialty amputee training providing pre-prosthetic and post-prosthetic rehabilitation, focusing on restoring strength, function, mobility, and independence for individuals who have experienced an amputation.
• Orthopedic Rehabilitation Program Rehabilitation program for patients recovering from fractures, dislocations, or joint replacements, with objectives including gait training, stair climbing, transfer training, muscle strengthening and endurance, fall safety, dressing, bathing, toileting, and operating a vehicle to support community reintegration.
• My HealthPoint Patient Portal Online patient portal that allows patients to access their health information online after care and treatment, connected to health information exchanges (HIE) network enabling providers to access patient medical information.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85.7% of all patients discharged to home or community setting
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Duke HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership combining Duke Health's renown as a world-class academic medical center with WakeMed's nationally recognized healthcare system leadership and Lifepoint Rehabilitation's rehabilitation expertise to provide comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services. The partnership serves western and southern Wake County and surrounding regions.
• WakeMedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with WakeMed bringing nationally recognized healthcare system leadership to the rehabilitation hospital alongside Duke Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation. WakeMed's established healthcare presence supports the hospital's mission to serve the regional community.
• Lifepoint RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, provides rehabilitation expertise to the joint venture partnership with Duke Health and WakeMed. Lifepoint operates the facility and brings specialized rehabilitation management experience to maximize patient health, function, and quality of life outcomes.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Novant Health: Novant Health runs rehabilitation services within its Winston-Salem and broader North Carolina footprint. Comparable as a large regional health-system operator of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation competing for the same payer mix.
• UNC Health: UNC Health operates rehabilitation services across North Carolina including inpatient rehab units that compete for post-acute referrals in the Research Triangle. Comparable as a competing regional acute care referral source for inpatient rehab.
• Atrium Health (Advocate Health): Advocate Health/Atrium operates an extensive Carolinas hospital network with rehabilitation services that overlap geographically with Peak's Wake County catchment. Comparable as a competing regional referral source and potential JV-style rehab partner.

Broad incumbents

• Lifepoint Rehabilitation (Lifepoint Health): Lifepoint Rehabilitation is the operating partner in the Peak JV and a business unit of Lifepoint Health operating numerous inpatient rehab hospitals across the U.S. It is the natural reference set for operating model, clinical protocols, and technology selection at Peak.
• ScionHealth (incl. Kindred Rehabilitation): ScionHealth operates a national portfolio of acute rehab and long-term acute care hospitals descended from Kindred's rehab division. Broadly comparable as a diversified post-acute operator across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Select Medical Holdings: Select Medical operates a large network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and critical illness recovery hospitals alongside outpatient rehab clinics. Its IRF division is structurally comparable to Peak on payer mix, therapy intensity, and referral-driven admissions.
• Encompass Health: Encompass Health is the largest U.S. operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (~165 IRFs) with similar stroke, brain injury, and orthopedic rehabilitation programs. It is the most direct publicly traded comparable to Peak's IRF model and scale aspirations.
• PAM Health (Post Acute Medical): PAM Health operates ~80 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals focused on stroke, brain, spinal cord, and orthopedic recovery — a virtually identical clinical and operating profile to Peak, including joint-venture partnerships with academic and community health systems.
• Vibra Healthcare: Vibra operates specialty rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals with similar medical management, therapy-intensive programming, and referral-driven admissions. Comparable as a mid-size IRF/LTAC operator in adjacent regional markets.
• Brooks Rehabilitation: Brooks Rehabilitation is a not-for-profit health system operating inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and home health with nationally recognized stroke and brain injury programs. Directly comparable on clinical specialty mix and outcomes-driven operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/peakrehabhospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peak-rehabilitation-hospital

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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