Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is now a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network comprises a main operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a majority ownership of Good Shepherd Penn Partners based in Philadelphia. More than 65,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd’s operation provides rehabilitation services in 8 eastern Pennsylvania counties and operates outpatient sites, inpatient sites, long-term acute care hospitals, long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, home healthcare, an independent living facility and a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement. Good Shepherd Penn Partners is a partnership of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, providing post-acute care in the Philadelphia region.