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27
Apr
2022
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11:58 AM
America/New_York
Shepherd Center today announced a $50 million capital grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. The grant will allow Shepherd Center, a neurorehabilitation hospital, to double its family housing capacity. This benefit will enable more families and caregivers to be close by as their love ...
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02
Sep
2021
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08:59 AM
America/New_York
No one can prepare for a spinal cord injury. In the frantic early hours after a spinal cord injury, often spent in the emergency department or intensive care unit (ICU) of a trauma hospital, patients and families are likely not thinking about research.But researchers at Shepherd Center are.Fortunate ...
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10
Dec
2020
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09:25 AM
America/New_York
atients and their families.” For more information, contact:Leslie JacksonCommunications ManagerShepherd Center Foundation404-350-7778leslie.jackson@shepherd.org ...
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07
Feb
2020
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09:59 AM
America/New_York
Shepherd Center, a world-class neurorehabilitation hospital nearing its 45th anniversary, announced today that co-founder Alana Shepherd has been named the Chair of the Board of Directors.
Alana succeeds her son, James H. Shepherd, Jr., who served as the Chairman of the Board for 44 years until h ...
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01
Jan
2020
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10:09 AM
America/New_York
The close of 2019 marked the end of a decade during which Shepherd Center experienced great triumphs in its mission to help patients rebuild their lives and also heartbreaking loss with the passing of two of its beloved co-founders, James Shepherd and Harold Shepherd. Whether a celebratory or challe ...
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28
Oct
2019
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14:47 PM
America/New_York
Shepherd Center recently treated two patients with chronic spinal cord injury in a Phase 1 clinical trial of Fusion Protein AXER-204. Shepherd is the first study site in the United States to have dosed two patients with the investigational drug, which – unlike most similar clinical t ...
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03
Jan
2019
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
The 30th Annual Shepherd Center Legendary Party was truly a night to treasure. The night -- dedicated to honoring Alana and Harold Shepherd, Atlanta’s most admired philanthropic couple -- sparkled and shined above all others.
Event chairs Ruth Dobbs Anthony and her daughters, Gena Brya ...
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07
Aug
2018
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10:31 AM
America/New_York
Wesley Chay, M.D., returned to Shepherd Center last summer to lead two teams in its new Comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit. He first served at Shepherd Center during a rotation he did as part of his residency in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program at Emory University.
Q: How ...
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31
Dec
2017
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11:30 AM
America/New_York
Readers of Shepherd Center news, features and blogs in 2017 followed developments in research and technology for spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and multiple sclerosis, as well as celebrated with us as patients returned home to their families, students returned to school and comm ...
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17
Nov
2017
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10:20 AM
America/New_York
November 4 marked one of Shepherd Center’s finest hours – a triumph of great philanthropy, showing the high esteem in which the nationally recognized spinal cord, brain injury and related conditions treatment center is held by Atlantans. Jenny Pruitt, one of the most admired stars in Atl ...
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