Shepherd Center
Tel: (404) 352-2020 Address: 2020 Peachtree Rd., N.W. Atlanta, GA 30309 URL: www.shepherd.org
Consistently named one of America’s best rehabilitation hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, the Shepherd Center specializes in the medical treatment, research, and rehabilitation of people with catastrophic injuries, including brain and spinal cord injury.
Shepherd focuses on highly individualized care, and claims that their program turns out patients with some of the best long-term outcomes in the United States. Value-added services include therapeutic recreation, patient outings, chaplaincy, assistive technology, peer support, back-to-school programs, and family programs. Specialized programs tailored to adolescents, patients with dual diagnoses (both brain and spinal cord injuries), patients on ventilators, and patients with low-level brain injuries are also available.
The Shepherd Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), as well as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Emory University Hospital’s Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
Tel: (404) 712-7593 Address: 1441 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30322 URL: www.emoryhealthcare.org
Located on the Emory University Hospital Campus, the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine is a 56-bed inpatient and outpatient facility that offers treatment for adult patients who have had a brain or spinal cord injury.
In addition to providing interdisciplinary care focused on helping patients return to their most independent, Emory’s Center for Rehabilitation Medicine is also a teaching and research facility. Patients have access to a highly skilled and experienced staff, current, cutting-edge equipment, and a wide variety of specialty services.
Emory University Hospital’s Center for Rehabilitation Medicine is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), as well as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital
Tel: (706) 823-8506 Address: 1355 Independence Drive Augusta, GA 30901-1037 URL: www.wrh.com
Located in downtown Augusta, Georgia, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital offers both outpatient and inpatient care to adolescents and adults with both brain and spinal cord injuries. Walton’s brain injury program is the oldest program of the kind in the state of Georgia.
The center collaborates with the Medical College of Georgia, University Health System, the Augusta VA Medical Center, and the Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
In addition to providing rehabilitation for brain and spinal cord injured patients, Walton also researches and develops improved methods, procedures and devices in the field of rehabilitation through its new organization, Walton Technologies. This means that patients at Walton are surrounded by the latest technologies and equipment.
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), as well as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).