Shepherd Center - A Catastrophic Care Hospital

Shepherd Center's Multi-Specialty Clinic provides a comprehensive care program for treating the secondary conditions of patients who have experienced a catastrophic injury.

Secondary conditions are a major health issue for people living with catastrophic injuries. Secondary conditions are negative health outcomes that occur as a direct result of a disability. The most common secondary conditions are pressure sores, respiratory complications, urinary tract infections, spasticity, and scoliosis.

Patients Served

Patients with the following injuries or illnesses are considered appropriate for care:

• Traumatic spinal cord injury - Paraplegia, Quadriplegia (complete or incomplete)
• Non-traumatic spinal cord injury, spinal cord tumors/cysts (benign or malignant) spinal cord infarction, aneurysm
• Brain injury
• Transverse myelitis
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• Spina Bifida
• Poliomyelitis
• Scoliosis
• Dual diagnosis (spinal cord and brain injury)

Services Provided

The Multi-Specialty Clinic at Shepherd Center offers:

• Physician care team
• Orthopedic physicians as consultants
• Gastrointestinal physicians as consultants
• Nurse Practitioners for follow up care to compliment physician care
• Access to the latest advances and research for the treatment of disabilities
• Participating in clinical trials at Shepherd Center
• Case manager to help with your disability needs
• Rehab and Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
• Specialized interventional procedures
• Neuropsychological Testing
• Comprehensive Evaluation
• Physical Therapy
• Education
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Counseling
• Medical Management
• Speech Therapy
• Assistive Technology
• Urology/Wound Services
• Bracing
• Seating Services
• Home Agency Follow-up
• Vocational Services
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Call Centers
• Imaging
• Research
• Case Management
• Hand and Upper Extremity Program
• Pain Management