SHEPHERD CENTER INC
2020 PEACHTREE ROAD NW, ATLANTA, GA 30309 www.shepherd.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SHEPHERD CENTER'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ACUTE AND REHABILITATIVE HOSPITAL CARE TO PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND OTHER NEUROMUSCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WE STRIVE TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CATASTROPIC CARE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN THE WORLD, COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR PATIENTS' LIVES.

IN REFERENCE TO THE PROVISION OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES, SHEPHERD CENTER IS DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR DISEASE REBUILD THEIR LIVES WITH HOPE, DIGNITY, AND INDEPENDENCE, ADVOCATING FOR THEIR FULL INCLUSION IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, SHEPHERD CENTER INCURRED EXPENSES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR 842 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 48,929 INPATIENT DAYS, 10,707 DAY PATIENT VISITS, AND 47,506 OUTPATIENT VISITS.

BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, SHEPHERD CENTER IS ABLE TO PROVIDE MANY COMMUNITY FUNDED SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER HOSPITALS. SHEPHERD CENTER OFFERS SERVICES SUCH AS FAMILY HOUSING AND TRAINING, EXPANDED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SERVICES, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AS WELL AS MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES.

WITH REGARD TO RESEARCH ACTIVITY, SHEPHERD CENTER IS A SITE FOR LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND PROVIDES IMPORTANT OUTCOMES TRACKING THAT HELP SHAPE THE FACE OF REHABILITATION IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR VISION IS TO BE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH THAT WILL ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST OUTCOMES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

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