Good Shepherd cuts ribbon on new rehabilitation hospital

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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation has officially unveiled its new rehabilitation hospital in Center Valley. 

The $70 million state-of-the-art hospital at 3200 Center Valley Parkway will replace Good Shepherd’s hospital operations at 850 S. 5th Street in Allentown. 

Good Shepherd plans to begin moving patients into the new facility July 30. 

Good Shepherd will continue to provide physician, residential, outpatient and support services on our South Allentown campus. Its administrative offices also will remain in South Allentown. 

The new hospital was designed to offer the talent and technology to help people recover from stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and other complex injuries or illnesses. 

At a ribbon cutting ceremony, hospital officials noted that nationally, only a handful of freestanding rehabilitation hospitals are built each year.  

The four-story Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital in Center Valley will be the only freestanding rehabilitation hospital in the greater Lehigh Valley region and is expected to serve as a destination for complex medical rehabilitation.  

“In 1967, Good Shepherd opened its first rehabilitation hospital in South Allentown, a 22-bed facility. In 1983, it was expanded to 76 beds. And this Sunday, we will write the next chapter of our storied history, and further the legacy of Good Shepherd, through this astounding new building,” said Good Shepherd Rehabilitation President and CEO Michael Spigel. “It will provide our team an amazing place to deliver even more incredible care to our patients who place their trust in Good Shepherd.” 

The 123,000-square-foot hospital features 76 private rooms, rehabilitation-inspired artwork and spacious therapy gyms on four floors, filled with various rehabilitation technologies to help people regain function and independence following injury, illness or surgery. 

 The new hospital was built on a 45-acre tract of Good Shepherd-owned land across from The Promenade Shops of Saucon Valley, near Route 309 and Interstate 78 in Upper Saucon Township. 

IMC Construction of Malvern led construction; FCA (Francis Cauffman Architects) of Philadelphia served as architects; KRN Development of Memphis, Tenn., served as land developer; Pure Project Management of Philadelphia served as project manager; and Pennoni and Hyland of Philadelphia provided engineering consultation.