A new two-story, 40,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital is headed to Live Oak, adding another major player to the northeast San Antonio medical corridor. The Everest facility is expected to bring roughly 40 private patient suites, dedicated therapy spaces and on-site dining to support patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, trauma and speech impairments. It will sit in the growing cluster of medical development around Methodist Hospital Northeast.
Project details and local confirmation
Donna Lowder, manager of Live Oak’s Economic Development Corp., told Community Impact that the Everest Physical Rehabilitation Hospital is planned as a two-story facility with 40 private suites, dedicated inpatient therapy areas and on-site dining. Lowder said the city views the project as a welcome addition and a valuable medical resource for local residents and their families.
Developer and site
Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals lists the Live Oak hospital at 12910 Toepperwein Road and shows the site as “coming soon” on its locations page. The company markets its inpatient facilities as private-suite hospitals that provide intensive daily therapy and in-house transportation, a model it has already rolled out in other Texas markets.
State records show timeline and price tag
Records in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s projects portal describe the Live Oak development as a 40,000-square-foot new construction build with 40 patient suites, inpatient therapy spaces and dining services, at an estimated project cost of about $14 million. The filing lists a projected construction start of May 1, 2025, and an anticipated completion date of Sept. 1, 2026, though those dates can shift as permitting and financing progress; see the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project entry for details.
Local economic impact
When Everest first announced the Live Oak location in May 2024, company materials projected that the hospital would create more than 100 jobs and roughly $8 million a year in payroll for the area. Those early estimates, highlighted in Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals announcements and local coverage, framed the project as both a medical and economic boost for the city.
Where it fits in the medical corridor
The proposed Everest site sits on Toepperwein Road near the I-35 frontage, directly across from Methodist Hospital Northeast, which lists its address at 12412 Judson Road in Live Oak. That close proximity positions the new hospital as a convenient next step for patients moving from acute care to focused inpatient rehabilitation and helps fill out an already active cluster of medical services in the area.
What to watch next
Locals can keep an eye out for public permit filings, construction notices and job postings as signs that the project is shifting from plans on paper to work on the ground. For now, the most reliable places to track progress are Everest’s website and the state’s TDLR project page. As financing and scheduling are finalized, additional details are expected to surface through local permitting records and company announcements.
