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Choosing a Rehabilitation Provider

If you or a family member experiences a significant injury or illness (such as stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multi-trauma or musculoskeletal injury), you will be faced with many important decisions. One of those decisions is choosing a rehabilitation facility that will return you to your daily life as quickly as possible with the highest level of function and independence.

In making this choice, consider the facility's history, accreditation, expertise and experience of staff, availability of technology and reputation in the community.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN), founded in 1908, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, committed to doing everything possible to helping patients not just reach, but exceed their goals.

Here are a few of the reasons that patients from all across America choose Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network for inpatient and outpatient therapy:

Focused on Rehabilitation
You want an inpatient rehabilitation hospital and outpatient therapy services that are focused and supported by the full range of expertise needed to diagnose and treat patients with various types of physical and cognitive limitations. More than 60,000 patients each year receive care at Good Shepherd, because physical rehabilitation is its core business.
More Technology and Programs for Mobility and Functional Recovery
GSRN is a national leader in the use of rehabilitation technology to help patients regain mobility. With three Ekso bionic exoskeletons, Good Shepherd is a clinical super-user of the device, which helps people with spinal cord injuries, strokes and other neurological conditions to walk again.
Good Shepherd also offers rehabilitation technologies and programs not found anywhere else in the region, including: Bertec Balance Advantage system, which uses virtual reality to evaluate and treat people with sensory processing disorders and brain injuries; Vision Therapy Program; ZeroG for partial body-weight support; ProtoKinetics Zeno Walkway for gait analysis; and Pilates for physical therapy.

More Specialized Staff
Good Shepherd employs more rehabilitation specialists than any other provider in the region, including: 11 physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation; more than 300 highly trained therapists who hold more than 20 specialty certifications (brain injury, McKenzie method, aquatic therapy, orthopedics, etc.); and almost 50 nurses who are certified in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN). Good Shepherd's staff will coordinate care with your trusted family physician and other specialists for seamless continuity of care.

Excels at Catastrophic Care
Good Shepherd is known for tackling tough cases, such as spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, pulmonary disease, respiratory failure and complex pediatric conditions. Good Shepherd is known for producing remarkable outcomes for these patients thanks to its dedicated physicians, nurses and therapists, who provide leadingedge care combined with compassion, technology and innovation.

Treating Back Pain
Treating patients with back pain is at the core of Good Shepherd Physical Therapy's outpatient care. In fact, Good Shepherd is in the 90th percentile in the country for the treatment of low back pain (according to the patient assessment tool Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes, or FOTO). Plus, this past year Good Shepherd saw a nearly 10 percent increase in patients who turned to its expert clinicians for back pain treatment. Whether you need inpatient or outpatient care, insist on Good Shepherd for your rehabilitation needs. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-888-44-REHAB.