Shepherd Center is a private hospital, not for profit in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1975, the 152-bed hospital is devoted to medical care, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal and disease injuries, acquiring brain injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain and other neuromuscular problems.
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Histori
The Atlanta family established the Shepherd Center in 1975. Harold and Alana Shepherd had to travel 1,400 miles (2,300 km) to find a suitable treatment for their son, James, when he was injured in a surfing accident in Brazil in 1973. After that, they bringing together the medical community and donor Atlanta to find the Shepherd Center. Today, James serves as chairman of the central board. Alana Shepherd is the record secretary on the Board of Directors and continues her work raising funds and welcoming new patients, and Harold Shepherd serves on the Board of Directors. Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA, is the chief medical officer of Shepherd Center, a position he has held since 2017.
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Missions
Shepherd Center's mission is to help people with temporary or permanent disabilities caused by injury or illness, rebuild their lives with hope, independence and dignity, advocating their full inclusion in all aspects of community life while promoting safety and injury prevention.
Program
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program
Each year, Shepherd Center treats hundreds of people with spinal cord injuries. From acute admission through outpatient follow-up, our Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Program provides full care for those who have experienced spinal cord injury - paraplegia, tetraplegia/quadraplegia (including those who are ventilator-dependent) or a double diagnosis (bone marrow back and brain injury).
The Pastor's expertise has led to the development of specialized care programs dedicated to adolescent patients (ages 12-17), adults, seniors (age 50 and older), dual diagnosis, intensive care unit patients and those with neuromuscular disorders. In fact, the Shepherd Center received enough patients to keep 11 full-time care teams devoted to spinal cord injury alone. In addition, three new teams have been added to the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit (CRU) that serves patients with SCI, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions. Shepherd Center is one of 14 rehabilitation hospitals in a state designated by the federal government as a "Model System" to care for people with SCI. Hospitals that receive this designation have demonstrated exemplary care and serve as a model for other service providers.
Obtain Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program
Shepherd Center seeks to offer comprehensive rehabilitation to optimize the path to recovery for people with brain injury, as well as those who experience complications from a stroke or tumor. Shepherd Center provides programs tailored to individual needs and case-by-case requirements for the best possible recovery. Continuum care includes acute care in the hospital's intensive care unit, awareness of pre-rehabilitation education programs for semi-comatose or minimally conscious patients, inpatient rehabilitation, day-to-day patient rehabilitation and outpatient services.
Anderson C. Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute in Shepherd
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Institute at Shepherd is a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation center for people with multiple sclerosis. Treatment options focus on drugs, physical rehabilitation (including energy strength and conservation) and experimental therapy. The MS Institute at Shepherd offers comprehensive evaluations, diagnostics, rehabilitation services and FDA approved drug selection options and new clinical trials. Shepherd is an official care facility appointed by the National MS Society-Georgia Chapter.
The Shepherd Pain Institute
The Shepherd Pain Institute offers pain management for individuals with chronic pain problems. The Institute takes a multidisciplinary approach to medical practice and specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and application of interventional treatments for the management of pain and related disorders. The Institute treats people with acute pain resulting from, among other things, back surgery, fractures, whips and cancer. Other crippling neurologic diseases can affect the body like spinal cord injury, so the Central doctor also treats patients with transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barrà ©  © syndrome, spinal bifida, spina bifida, post-polio syndrome, scoliosis and spinal cord.
Full Continuum Treatment
Shepherd Center provides a range of rehabilitation treatments including intensive care, medical/surgical treatments, inpatient rehabilitation, day programs, outpatient rehabilitation and outpatient clinics. Doctors also deal with related issues such as fertility, gynecology, sexual dysfunction, and bladder problems.
Custom services
Assistive technology
Auxiliary technology specialist from Shepherd Center helps people with limited mobility or neurological deficits achieve higher levels of independence using new tools and technologies. Specialists provide evaluation and prescriptions for the simplest, most economical solution that improves quality of life. Shepherd's technology help specialist helps people customize the right package of technological solutions that maximize independence in completing daily tasks.
Recreational Therapy
Patients at Shepherd Center are introduced to a variety of recreational and recreational activities as part of their therapy program. This type of therapy, called recreational therapy, helps improve physical, cognitive, and social functions so that individuals can return to an independent, active, and healthy lifestyle. Recreational therapy specialists at Shepherd create customized recreational therapy plans, based on patient diagnosis and recreational interest. They then integrate these goals into the patient's daily therapeutic schedule.
Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy® program at Shepherd Center is a rigorous activity-based therapy program designed to help people with neurological disorders, including spinal cord injuries, improve their lifetime health, minimize secondary complications and get the most out of new neural connections for them. muscles.
NeuroRecovery Network
Shepherd Center is one of seven rehabilitation centers that partner with Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the NeuroRecovery Network (NRN), which provides and develops therapies to promote functional recovery and improve health and quality life of people with paralysis. Although Shepherd Center is not currently enrolling participants in the NRN, staff members continue to contribute to research that translates the latest scientific advances into effective activity-based rehabilitation treatments.
Locomotive training
Shepherd Center offers locomotor training, an activity-based therapy that seeks to retrain the spinal cord to "remember" longer walking patterns. This therapy is available for patients who have some movement on their feet. There are two versions of this therapy - manual-assisted locomotor training and robot-assisted locomotor training. Both treatments involve the patient's weight support section with a seat belt system that holds the patient on a moving treadmill. The amount of weight support, treadmill speed, running time and the amount of assistance provided to the patient can be adjusted in both versions to maximize the best results.
Other Programs
Shepherd Center also offers:
- Neuropsychological and psychological services
- Patient and family training
- Career planning and job search assistance
- One-to-one counseling by someone with similar defects
- Spirituality
- Attending In-Center
- Transition Support Program
Research
Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute at Shepherd Center conducts neurological and neuromuscular research. Clinical studies are conducted in collaboration with leading experts in other hospitals, research centers, medical schools and universities around the world. Shepherd Center research activities mainly focus on spinal cord injury, brain injury, multiple sclerosis and neuromuscular disorders.
The center works to develop, improve and evaluate new treatments, medicines, surgical techniques, diagnostic tools and various therapeutic interventions. Shepherd Center's research also serves to improve the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical services, as well as document the long-term effectiveness and benefits of rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes.
In addition, Shepherd Center supports basic and applied research to develop tools that help people with disabilities improve their ability to function and control their environment.
System Model Maintenance
Since 1982, the Shepherd Center has been designated as the System of Care Model for spinal injury by the National Institute of National Education on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The hospital is one of only 14 System Models in this country.
Since 1990, the Shepherd Center System Model grant has funded a series of research on quality of life, adjustment for injuries, secondary complications and community reintegration problems. Studies have focused on improving patient outcomes, especially for patients who have been identified at risk due to health, behavior or family problems.
Accreditation and rating
Shepherd Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Also, since 2000, Shepherd Center has been rated by ' US News & amp; World Report as one of the best rehabilitation hospitals in the country. Ratings for rehabilitation hospitals are based on reputation among certified board specialists. To make the list, hospitals should be recommended by at least 3 percent of the physicians surveyed.
Advocacy
As a supporter of the rights movement for people with disabilities, Shepherd Center monitors local and federal laws and upcoming issues that are expected to affect the disability community. In addition, Shepherd helps self-help groups working for legislation and problems. The Shepherd Center can also help people communicate with individuals, MPs and groups that influence policy and decision making.
Quick Facts
- Location: The main Shepherd Center campus is located at 2020 Peachtree Road in Atlanta's Buckhead district, about four miles (6 km) north of downtown.
- Beds: Shepherd Center is a 152 bed rehabilitation facility, which includes a 10 bed intensive care unit.
- Patient Data: Each year, the Shepherd Center receives about 1,000 people for inpatient programs and nearly 600 people into the patient's day program. In addition, Shepherd Center sees over 6,600 people annually on an outpatient basis.
- Doctors: Doctors, including physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, treat patients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, double diagnosis of brain injury and spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and other neurologic. illness or injury.
- Facilities: In addition to 152 hospital beds, amenities include a therapy room, treatment room, swimming pool and gym, auditorium, pharmacy, souvenir shop, family room, library and cafeteria. Also on campus is a 87,000 square foot (8,100 m 2 ) family housing facility with 84 wheelchair-accessible suites, a large family activity room, a community lounge and a training class room. The facility provides 30 days of free homes for patients' families so they can be near their loved ones during rehabilitation. Off-campus buildings in Atlanta metro include community-based care facilities for people with brain injuries.
See also
Peachtree Road Race - for the Sheperd Wheelchair Division of AJC Peachtree Road Race was founded in 1982
External links
- Official site
- The Central Shepherd's Videos Website
- Shepherd Center Magazine Site
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