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March 9, 2007
Good Shepherd Awarded 3-Year CARF Accreditation
Designation Includes Region’s Only Accredited Stroke Rehabilitation Program

Allentown—The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF, recently announced that the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital has been accredited for a period of three years for the following programs:

• Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (children, adolescents, adults) – Allentown and Pocono locations
• Brain Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation Program (children, adolescents and adults) – Allentown location
• Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Program – Allentown location.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital has been accredited by CARF since 1983 and now holds the Lehigh Valley region’s only CARF accreditation for a specialized stroke rehabilitation program. Organizations that receive a three-year CARF accreditation undergo a rigorous peer review process and demonstrate to a team of surveyors, during an onsite visit, that their program and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital includes a 70-bed hospital at Good Shepherd Plaza, 850 S. Fifth Street in Allentown, and a 12-bed unit at Pocono Medical Center, 206 E. Brown Street, East Stroudsburg. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital is the only rehabilitation facility in the Lehigh Valley region with specialized clinical teams for stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury.

“Good Shepherd is proud to meet the strict standards established by CARF and to receive this high level of accreditation,” says Sally Gammon, F.A.C.H.E., president and CEO, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. “Good Shepherd’s sole focus is rehabilitation care, and for almost 100 years this organization has a proven record of positive outcomes. From our highly trained clinicians to state-of-the-art rehabilitation technology, Good Shepherd has the full range of expertise needed to diagnose and treat patients with various physical disabilities.”

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting organization founded in 1966 whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the people served. The CARF accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 35,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd provides rehabilitation services in 7 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd operates 14 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement and a lifestyle products store called Rehability. Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.