Patient Outcomes for the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital

Good Shepherd offers long-term acute care services at the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  At the Specialty Hospital, Good Shepherd provides extended medical and nursing care to individuals who are medically stable but are too ill to be discharged to a nursing facility, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or their homes.

At Good Shepherd, we are committed to objectively measuring the functional improvement and satisfaction of our patients. Below is a glimpse at our most recent long-term acute care outcomes.

The following data was collected between October 1 and December 31, 2009. For more information on Good Shepherd's clinical outcomes, please contact Susan Lee, MS, Director of Organization Development and Performance, at 610-778-9266.

Patients Develop Fewer Pressure Ulcers
For individuals with complex medical needs, the risk of pressure ulcers is a very real concern. These ulcers can sometimes be serious or even life-threatening.

Good Shepherd uses Health Care Data, Inc. to provide objective data on the development of pressure ulcers at the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. These data are compared to 66 similar long-term acute care facilities nationally.

As you can see on the graph to the left, patients in the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital contract pressure ulcers at a rate much lower than the national average.

Helping Patients Breathe Easier
Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital's Ventilator Weaning Program is the premier program of its kind in the Lehigh Valley. More than 90 percent of patients, on average, are successfully liberated from mechanical ventilation at Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. Good Shepherd uses Health Care Data, Inc. to provide objective data on ventilator weaning rates at the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. These data are compared to 66 similar long-term acute care facilities nationally.

Breathing Easier In Fewer Days
Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital's Ventilator Weaning Program is the premier program of its kind in the Lehigh Valley. Patients are successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation in fewer days than at similar facilities nationally.

Good Shepherd uses Health Care Data, Inc. to provide objective data on ventilator weaning rates at the Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. These data are compared to 66 similar long-term acute care facilities nationally.

For more information on Good Shepherd programs and services, contact us today or call 1-888-44-REHAB (24 hours a day, 365 days a year).