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December 3, 2007
Good Shepherd Opens New Outpatient Physical Therapy Center in Northampton

Northampton, PA –Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network recently opened a new outpatient physical therapy center at 44 West 21st Street in Northampton. The facility is Good Shepherd’s first in the borough of Northampton. Good Shepherd currently operates outpatient rehabilitation centers in Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties.

The 1,200-square-foot facility offers a full range of physical therapy, including services for orthopedic injuries, back, shoulder and neck pain, post-joint replacement rehabilitation and neurological issues such as stroke.

Good Shepherd Physical Therapy-Northampton’s professional staff includes a physical therapist and a physical therapy assistant. Renee Santore, P.T., is the center’s full-time manager.

“We are looking forward to bringing Good Shepherd’s outpatient physical therapy programs to those who live in Northampton,” says Frank Hyland, vice president of Rehabilitation Services at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. “We have a beautiful, new facility and the location is very convenient for our patients.”

Good Shepherd Physical Therapy-Northampton is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday. To schedule an appointment, please call (610) 261-4292.

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 36,000 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 in America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.