fact sheet
2020 Peachtree Rd. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30309
D irections
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404-352-2020
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Shepherd Center is located at 2020 Peachtree Rd., N.W., next to Piedmont Hospital
Take I-85 South to exit #86 “Hwy.13 South/ Peachtree St.” •
Shepherd Center treats more than
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I- 75/I-85
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Staying on track academically is extremely important for
catastrophically injured teens. More than 90 percent of our
spinal cord injured adolescent patients return to school
within two weeks of discharge. Of those, 95 percent
graduate on time with their class with their pre-injury GPA.
For adolescents with a brain injury, 95 percent return to
school within three to six months.
Driving evaluations, augmentative communication
assessments, and vocational assessments are another part of
Shepherd’s whole-patient approach to education.
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of family
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driveway to park
in the deck
marked
“Shepherd
Parking.”
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any
level,
take
the
elevator
to first
• Private rooms to allow patients to spend the night,
floor. • Proceed across bridge to the security desk for assistance
when possible.
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and community if they go to a hospital that treats a high
for 1/2 mile. • Turn right at the first light onto Collier Rd.; follow
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Recognizing that adolescents rely on school experiences
and positive peer interactions for much of their self-esteem
and growth, Shepherd Center has developed a program to
facilitate the back-to-school transition. Designed by the
FOR DIRECTIONS
BY PHONE:
404-350-7600
individual
patient, the program
can include
in-school
FOR
GENERAL
INFORMATION
awareness and sensitivity training for school staff and stuCallasour
main number
at 404-352-2020
dents, as well
instruction
in medical
issues thatormay arise
visit
our
website
at:
www.shepherd.org
during the school day.
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