City: Atlanta, GA

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (404) 350-7787

Address: 2020 Peachtree Rd. NW

Description: Shepherd Center (formerly known as Shepherd Spinal Center) in Buckhead is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in catastrophic care. The hospital treats people with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and other neuromuscular disorders and neurological problems. In 2009 it was ranked in the Top 10 Best Rehabilitation Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. Serving the Southeast since 1975, the 132-bed specialty hospital offers a continuum of health care services ranging from intensive care through acute rehabilitation and subacute care to outpatient services. The center houses the largest model spinal cord injury program in the country and a 20-bed brain injury unit. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society designated Shepherd the official Southeastern Multiple Sclerosis Center. The hospital’s MS center treats 1,300 patients and participates in clinical research, including the Shepherd/Harvard Multiple Sclerosis Research Initiative. Urology specialists at Shepherd diagnose and treat male potency and fertility disorders. They have expertise in treating continence-related problems. Shepherd also has a fully accessible fitness center with a 25-yard pool, weight room, track, and gym. A variety of fitness programs as well as arts and crafts classes are open to people of all abilities.