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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation is an independent, not-for-profit rehabilitation network headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Pediatric, adolescent and adult patients receive treatment at Good Shepherd for stroke; brain injury; spinal cord injury; bone and joint conditions; aches, pains and strains; cardiac and respiratory illnesses; chronic neurological conditions; and developmental disabilities.
Types of treatment include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation for adults, adolescents and children; physical medicine and rehabilitation physician services; long-term care; long-term acute care; and supported independent living for people with disabilities.
In all, Good Shepherd operates 30 facilities throughout eastern Pennsylvania.
Good Shepherd is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit have a combined six CARF-accredited inpatient rehabilitation programs[1][2]
- Overall Inpatient Rehabilitation (adult & pediatric)
- Stroke Specialty (adult)
- Brain Injury Specialty (adult)
- Spinal Cord Injury Specialty (adult)
- Amputation Specialty (adult)
- Pediatric Specialty
Good Shepherd is also accredited by the Joint Commission.[3]
History
[edit]Good Shepherd’s Founding
[edit]The Rev. John (“Papa”) and Estella (“Mama”) Raker founded the Good Shepherd Home in Allentown in February 1908 to care for orphaned children with disabilities.[4]
While serving as the director of the Lutheran Orphan Home in Topton, Pennsylvania, the Rev. Raker met a local woman who had a disabled son. The woman said she had no way to provide care for her son. Despite his reservations, the Rev. Raker had to turn the mother and boy away because the home’s charter allowed only “healthy children.”[5]
In 1907, the Rev. Raker moved to Grace Lutheran mission in South Allentown but insisted that he be allowed to do mission work among children with disabilities as time allowed. His regular pastoral work with the church, however, did not leave much time initially.[5]
Then, his wife gave birth to a daughter, Viola, who passed away in infancy. Following the funeral, the Rev. Raker received a letter from another local minister about a child with a disability named Viola Hunt, who he hoped someone could take in.[5]
Seeing it as an omen, the Rakers took Viola Hunt in, and she became the first resident of what is now Good Shepherd.[5]
The Expansion of Good Shepherd
[edit]Good Shepherd opened its rehabilitation hospital in Allentown in 1967 and expanded the facility in 1983.[6]
In August 1980, Good Shepherd opened Good Shepherd Home - Raker Center on its South Allentown campus, providing a long-term care home for individuals with severe disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida and traumatic brain injuries. Good Shepherd opened a second long-term care home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2000.
Also in 2000, Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital opened as an acute-care hospital.
Good Shepherd announced a partnership in 2007 with Penn Medicine, forming Good Shepherd Penn Partners in 2008 to provide rehabilitation and therapy services in the greater Philadelphia area and parts of New Jersey.[7][8] Good Shepherd Penn Partners changed names to GSPP Rehabilitation in 2024.[9]
Good Shepherd opened the region’s first pediatric inpatient rehabilitation unit in Bethlehem in 2009.[10]
Good Shepherd Today
[edit]In 2023, Good Shepherd opened a free-standing, 123,000-square-foot, 76-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.[11]
Good Shepherd also opened the Fleming Center for Robotics in Rehabilitation in 2023.
In June 2026, Good Shepherd announced it would open the first Autism and Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center in the greater Lehigh Valley region in fall 2026. The center will be located on Cetronia Road in Upper Macungie Township.[12][13]
Partnerships
[edit]Along with Penn Medicine, Good Shepherd has developed and maintains numerous other partnerships.
Good Shepherd's partnership with the Temple University Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Residency Program matches candidates in the field of physiatry for a training program at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital.[14]
In 2025, Good Shepherd and Lehigh University established a formal partnership, which included conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment to collect information on the needs of individuals with autism and other neurodivergent conditions in the greater Lehigh Valley[15], which led to the development of Good Shepherd’s new Autism and Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center.
Good Shepherd also partners with Moravian University on Empower+, located on the first floor of the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital in Center Valley.[16] Empower+ is an accessible makerspace with 3D printing and other technologies.[6]
Locations
[edit]Inpatient Rehabilitation
[edit]- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital – 3200 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit – 2855 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Long-Term Care
[edit]- Good Shepherd Home – Bethlehem – 2855 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Home – Raker Center – 601 Saint John Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Long-Term Acute Care
[edit]- Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital – 2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Outpatient Rehabilitation
[edit]- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Hyland Center – 850 South 5th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – West Allentown – 1651 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Bethlehem – 41 East Elizabeth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Bethlehem Township – 3859 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Physical Therapy – Blandon – 850 Golden Drive, Blandon, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Center Valley – 4883 Pennsylvania 309, Center Valley, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – East Greenville – 622 Gravel Pike, East Greenville, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Fogelsville – 7720 Main Street, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Forks – 3825 Sullivan Trail, Easton, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Hamburg – 500 Hawk Ridge Drive, Hamburg, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Kutztown – 15260 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Laurys Station – 5649 Wynnewood Drive, Laurys Station, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Macungie – 6465 Village Lane, Macungie, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Northampton – 1825 Franklin Street, Northampton, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Palmer Township – 833 South 25th Street, Easton, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Palmerton – 3295 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Pottsville – 2655 Woodglen Road, Pottsville, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Schnecksville – 4909 Pennsylvania 873, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Slate Belt – 4222 Blue Valley Drive, Bangor, Pennsylvania
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Stroudsburg – 1619 North 9th Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Good Shepherd Rehabilitation – Souderton – 4036 Bethlehem Pike, Telford, Pennsylvania (also does pediatric outpatient rehabilitation)
- Robert & Marian Edwards Center – 850 South 5th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Kim’s Rehabilitation Office – East Stroudsburg – 175 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Dr. Kim’s Rehabilitation Office – Wind Gap – 5 South Broadway, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Independent Living
[edit]- Good Shepherd Supported Independent Living Apartments – 909 South 6th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Websites
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Good Shepherd receives rehabilitation accreditation | Lehigh Valley Press". Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Find a Provider - Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital".
- ↑ "About Us - Find Accredited Organizations - Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital".
- ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1941-05-09). "REV. OR. JOHN H. RAKER; Lutheran Minister Founded Good Shepherd Home, Allentown, Pa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- 1 2 3 4 Whelan, Frank (2019-11-16). "History's Headlines: A Good Shepherd for over 100 years". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- 1 2 "Good Shepherd unveils rehabilitation hospital in Upper Saucon | Lehigh Valley Press". Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Call, Morning (2007-01-24). "Penn, Good Shepherd to form partnership ** Philadelphia's Graduate Hospital will be transformed into a rehabilitation specialty center". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Staff, Rehab Management (2008-02-14). "Good Shepherd Penn Partners Announces Administrative Team". Rehab Management. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "About | GSPP Rehabilitation, Official Therapy Provider for Penn Medicine". GSPP Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
- ↑ Call, Morning (2014-08-04). "Samuel Miranda Jr.: Good Shepherd's pediatric unit reaches milestone". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Genelle, Cierra (2023-07-25). "Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center opens new hospital in Upper Saucon Twp". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Kise, Jacob (2026-06-19). "Good Shepherd Rehabilitation says it will open region's 1st Autism and Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ None. "Good Shepherd Autism, Neurodevelopmental Wellness Center planned in Upper Macungie | Lehigh Valley Press". Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Residency Program". Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Lehigh University and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Join Forces to Advance Disability Health Equity". Lehigh University News. 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ "Good Shepherd, Moravian in 3D technology rehab pact | Lehigh Valley Press". Retrieved 2026-09-09.
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