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Rennes Opens New Wing At Rhinelander Facility

Rennes Health and Rehab

Rennes Health and Rehab Center in Rhinelander cut the ribbon Tuesday morning on a 9,000 square foot expansion of it's facilities.

Prior to the addition, the company was a  72 bed facility  providing a full range of rehabilitative therapies and 24 hour nursing coverage.

Administrator Kelsy Bontz describes the new wing...

"....so we have a 23 bed addition. making us a 95 bed skilled nursing facility and we will be bringing in about 8 more long-term care residents. The rest will be short-term rehab...."

Bontz says because of the new addition, they've also hired 25 new positions, including nurses and certified nursing assistants.

The expansion began six months ago.

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