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Press Releases and News Clips

 

Tongue Drive System Lets Persons with Disabilities Operate Powered Wheelchairs, Computers  [June 30, 2008]

FDA OKs Breathing Device Tested at Shepherd Center  [June 18, 2008]

NeuroRecovery Network to Celebrate Enrollment of 50th Patient[June 13, 2008]

Technology at Shepherd Center Plays a Major Role in Turning Disability Into an Ability  [June 11, 2008]

Mayfest Celebration May 17 to Benefit Shepherd Center’s SHARE Initiative Program For Wounded Veterans  [May 9, 2008]

Alana Shepherd Receives the Georgia Center for Nonprofits 2008 Revolutions Award  [May 8, 2008]

Shepherd Center Begins Demolition to Create Outdoor Space for Patients, Families, Staff  [May 8, 2008]

Shepherd Center Celebrates Opening of $53 Million Expansion [March 26, 2008]

Shepherd Center and Humana Military Healthcare Services Partner to Fill Gaps in Coverage for Wounded U.S. Military Members [March 10, 2008]

Shepherd Center Has A New Home On YouTube

[March 3, 2008]

Survey of People with Disabilities Shows Increase in Use and Importance of Wireless Devices in Their Daily Lives [Feb. 20, 2008]

Drug Being Studied In Clinical Trials May Control Spasticity Without Causing Drowsiness for People With Spinal Cord Injuries [Feb. 4, 2008]

Register to Ride the MS 150 Atlanta Challenge with the MS Institute at Shepherd Team [Jan. 21, 2008]

Participants Needed for Wheelchair Cushion Research 

[Jan. 18, 2008]

Shepherd Center Helps Found Spinal Cord Leaders Council  

[Jan. 15, 2008]

Rehabilitation from Spinal Injury Requires Journey Full of Hard Steps [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dec. 21, 2007]

Atlanta’s Iris Garden Club to Host a Charity Luncheon to Benefit Shepherd Center [Dec. 21, 2007]

Pecans on Peachtree Fundraiser Returns to Shepherd Center

[Nov. 14, 2007]

Shepherd Center's Mark Johnson Inducted into the National Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame [Nov. 7, 2007]

Shepherd Center to Hold 4th Annual Holiday Artists Market November 14 [Nov. 3, 2007]

Shepherd Center to Take Part in Only Phase III Trial for Drug that Targets Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis [October 24, 2007]

Shepherd Center Celebrates 25 Years of Being A Model System of Care for Spinal Cord Injury [October 11, 2007]

Injured Teen Returns in Time for High School Homecoming, Surrounded by Friends [Charleston (SC) Post & Courier, October 6, 2007]

Former Patient and Cycling Pro Saul Raisin Releases New Book "Tour de Life: From Coma to Competition" [October 1, 2007]

Shepherd Center Founders Earn National Public Service Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation [September 6, 2007]

Scott Sikes Joins Shepherd Center Foundation as Executive Director [August 31, 2007]

New Device at Shepherd Center Helps Georgia Man Get Back on his Feet [News Clip, WAGA-TV, August 30, 2007]

Stimulating Approach: Many Patients Rediscover Movement Through a New Technology [August 1, 2007]

Shepherd Center Named One of the Nation's Top Rehabilitation Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report [July 12, 2007]

Shepherd Center's Wheelchair Division of the Peachtree Road Race Draws Athletes from Around the World [June 16, 2007]

New MRI Offers Advanced Imaging Capabilities for Shepherd Patients [June 13, 2007]

Shepherd Center and Community Rush to Refugee Family's Aid [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 5, 2007]

Calling All Photographers: Enter Shepherd Center's Photography Contest [April 10, 2007]

Floyd C. Newton III Assumes Role as Foundation Board Chair [April 1, 2007]

Shepherd Center's Brain Injury Director Speaks with WSB-TV About Brain Injury After Bluffton University Bus Crash [Video News Clip, March 8, 2007]

Shepherd Center's Advocacy Director Honored with Disability Rights Award [March 8, 2007]

Dr. Brock Bowman Named Associate Medical Director of Shepherd Center [March 4, 2007]

Shepherd Center to Build $16 Million Residence Facility

[Feb. 8, 2007]

Two Former Shepherd Patients Awarded Flying Scholarships [Dec.19, 2006]

Shepherd Center Calls on Washington to Postpone Upcoming Power Mobility Reductions [Nov. 9, 2006]

James Shepherd Inducted into the National Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame [Oct. 30, 2006]

Shepherd Reveals New Eye-Catching Bus for Teen Patients [Oct. 26, 2006]

Shepherd Center Named Model SCI System For Additional Five Years [Sept. 29, 2006]