Shepherd Center - Quick Facts

Quick Facts

  • Location: Shepherd Center’s main 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: Shepherd Center admitted 965 people to its inpatient programs in 2011 and 571 people to its day patient programs. In addition, Shepherd Center sees more than 6,600 people annually on an outpatient basis.
  • Doctors: Physicians, including physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, treat patients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, a dual diagnosis of brain and spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and other neurological illnesses or injuries.
  • Facilities: In addition to the hospital’s 152 beds, its facilities include therapy gyms, treatment rooms, a pool and fitness center, auditorium, pharmacy, gift shop, family lounge, library and cafeteria. Also on campus is a 87,000-square-foot (8,100 m2) family housing facility with 84 wheelchair-accessible suites, a large family activities room, community lounge and space for training classes. The facility provides 30 days of complimentary housing for families of patients so they can be near their loved ones during rehabilitation. Off-campus buildings in metro Atlanta include community-based care facilities for people with brain injury.

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