About Good Shepherd

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Good Shepherd, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and mental disabilities.

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 outpatient rehabilitation services at 15 sites throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. In addition, Good Shepherd operates three inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, two long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, and a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement.

Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown home.

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