Why Choose Us
Learn more about Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, a destination for recovery for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and complex medical rehabilitation.
Located in eastern Pennsylvania (approximately 90 minutes from both Philadelphia and New York City), Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit is a specialized inpatient pediatric rehabilitation leader with programs designed specifically to treat children with complex medical and congenital conditions.
Choose Good Shepherd. Call 1-888-447-3422 (44-REHAB) to get started.
Families play an important role in all steps of a child’s recovery. That’s why visits and overnight stays by family members are encouraged at the Pediatric Unit. Patients and family members are placed in the center of the care plan, with the goal of returning the child to home, school and the community. Every effort is made to accommodate cultural and spiritual needs.
The Pediatric Unit staff works with parents and family members on caring for the child, using special equipment and home modification.
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit is CARF-accredited, the gold standard for rehabilitation care.
Additionally, Good Shepherd is a member of the International Pediatric Rehabilitation Collaborative (IPRC), which promotes excellence in specialized pediatric rehabilitation care.
Our Pediatric Unit is recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Bronze Certified Safe Sleep Champion” for a commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep.
Every year, approximately 3,500 infant sleep-related deaths occur in the U.S. due to accidental suffocation, strangulation, or undetermined causes during sleep, according to Cribs for Kids®.
Each patient is allowed four (4) visitors at a time. All Pediatric Unit visitors must check in at the front desk.
Bedside accommodations are provided for parents of minors. For more information, see our visitation policy.
Staybridge Suites Allentown/Bethlehem Airport
1787 A Airport Road
Allentown, PA 18109
877-238-8889
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1787 B Airport Road
Allentown, PA 18109
610-443-1400
Led by Kimberly Kuchinski, MD, MPH, medical director of pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation, the expert team at Good Shepherd’s 20-bed unit provides compassionate rehabilitation care to children up to age 21.
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