On March 25, 2022 the long awaited celebration for the opening of the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial was held. Opened to the public in March 2020, over the last two years the facility has become one of the premiere rehabilitation hospitals in the nation. The Lynn Rehabilitation Center boasts a multidisciplinary team of Jackson nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals working with physicians and scientists from The Miami Project, University of Miami Health System and Jackson Memorial to produce optimized functional outcomes. This exciting integration of clinical and research entities under one roof will help accelerate the development of new therapies and interventions for the many people dealing with complex neurotrauma events.

Steeped in state-of-the-art technology, the 260,000-square-foot facility features 72 inpatient beds, an aquatic center, driving simulator, rooftop terrace, meditation space, transition apartments, and an activity garden. Barth A. Green, M.D., Co-Founder and Chairman of The Miami Project said of the Center, “Lynn Rehabilitation Center not only represents a new beacon of hope for these very special patients and their families, but most important, is a unique facility where cutting-edge scientific and engineering knowledge is being translated into clinical care in real time, to the direct benefit of even the most complex and compromised patients.” Added Marc Buoniconti, President of The Miami Project, “The best trauma center in the world, the best patient care in the world, the best rehabilitation center in the world, and The Miami Project is at the center of it all. The entire team, focused on delivering on my dad’s promise that we will find a cure for paralysis.”