Brunswick to get new rehab facility on old hospital site

Jamey Cross, Wilmington StarNews
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The building that once served as Brunswick Community Hospital, located on U.S. 17 in Supply, has fallen into disrepair after remaining empty for several years.
The building that once served as Brunswick Community Hospital, located on U.S. 17 in Supply, has fallen into disrepair after remaining empty for several years.

After sitting vacant for several years, the former Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply will soon be renovated into a rehabilitation center.

According to a news release from Todd Hughes, founder and owner of Medaci Wellness Institute, the substance use disorder treatment center looks to renovate the former hospital site at 14 Medical Center Drive into a "state-of-the-art rehabilitation center."

Brunswick Community Hospital ceased operations when Novant Health opened a new hospital in July 2011. The building has since sat largely empty, attracting vandals and deteriorating from lack of maintenance. In 2022, Tea Real Estate, Inc., a property tax real estate company based in Falls Church, Virginia, and owned by Hughes, purchased the site from its previous owner, Centennial Services LLC.

At the time, Hughes noted there were “no firm plans” for the property’s future. Now, the 25-year healthcare veteran looks to combine his healthcare and real estate backgrounds to transform the space into a rehabilitation center.

"When completed, our mission is to provide the highest quality, evidence-based substance abuse treatment and a comprehensive range of rehabilitation services, including medically supervised detoxification, individual and group therapy, holistic wellness programs and aftercare support, empowering individuals to achieve lasting recovery," Hughes stated in the release.

According to Medaci Wellness Institute's Facebook page, demolition at the site began earlier this year.

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According to the release, LS3P Wilmington, an architecture firm, will design the facility and Wilmington-based general contractor Thomas Construction Group will lead construction.

The 73,000-square-foot building sits on 34 acres of land.

Jamey Cross covers Brunswick County for the StarNews. Reach her at jbcross@gannett.com or message her on Twitter/X @jameybcross.

This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Former Brunswick Community Hospital to undergo renovations