{"id":9165,"date":"2024-12-03T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?page_id=9165"},"modified":"2025-02-17T09:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:13:02","slug":"multiple-trauma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/conditions\/multiple-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-container hero-container__hero-small_image\">\n  <div class=\"hero hero-small_image\">\n    <div class=\"hero__title_container\">\n      <h1 class=\"hero__title\">\n                  \n              <\/h1>\n              <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Pages<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>      \n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero__image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpatient-multiple-trauma-1-e1739551415741.jpg?ver=1739818958\" alt=\"A man with prosthetic arms sits in a rehabilitation device, smiling. He wears glasses and a blue long-sleeve shirt. The background displays a therapeutic setting filled with equipment.\"\/>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Specialized rehabilitation and support for individuals with multiple trauma<\/h2>\n<p>Patients with catastrophic injuries and illnesses who seek treatment at hospitals specializing in complex rehabilitation are more likely to have fewer medical complications and achieve more independence. Shepherd Center\u2019s team is highly skilled at caring for patients with multiple traumas, traumatic amputations, and those who use ventilators. We offer world-class clinical care, collaboration, research, and technology to our patients, all who deserve extraordinary outcomes.<\/p>\n<h2>What we treat<\/h2>\n<p>Each year, more than 11% of patients who come to Shepherd Center need care for multiple injuries or illnesses resulting from a single event. These may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neurological injuries, including brain and spinal cord injury, stroke, and neurological diseases<\/li>\n<li>Orthopedic injuries, including traumatic amputations, fractures, and pain<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary complications, including ventilator management, weaning, and post-ventilator complications<\/li>\n<li>Wounds, including pressure injuries and skin grafts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Services we offer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/inpatient-admission\/about-our-icu\/\">10-bed ICU<\/a>, medical\/surgical services, and extensive rehabilitation equipment and technology<\/li>\n<li>Arterial, cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Skin, bowel, and bladder care expertise and training<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional assessment and management<\/li>\n<li>Expertise in preventing secondary complications<\/li>\n<li>Therapy staff members who assess patients for the earliest opportunity to be mobile, communicate, swallow, and begin the rehabilitation process<\/li>\n<li>A <a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/respiratory-services\/ventilator-weaning-program\/\">ventilator-weaning program<\/a>, including the use of diaphragmatic pacing, with outstanding success rates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our care team<\/h2>\n<p>We have an employed team of physical medicine and rehabilitation, pulmonary\/critical care, and neurology physicians, plus committed consulting physicians from 20 additional specialties.<\/p>\n<p>Our specialized care teams include physicians, nurses, patient care technicians, respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, prosthetists, dietitians, psychologists, counselors, chaplains, recreational therapists, and exercise physiologists, as appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--buttons idf-block\">\n\t<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button link-round_corners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/inpatient-admission\/care-team\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Your Care Team\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Personalized access to Shepherd clinics, classes, and services<\/h2>\n<p>Helping patients begin again starts with the most comprehensive and experienced clinical and rehabilitation program. We offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach that benefits high-risk patients with multiple medical needs<\/li>\n<li>Functional training in therapy three to five hours each day, five days per week, and one hour of individual, group, or community-based therapy on Saturdays<\/li>\n<li>Case managers to coordinate care and provide utilization review<\/li>\n<li>Three to five full days of intensive caregiver training plus ongoing support, education, and training to facilitate caregiver participation<\/li>\n<li>Mental health services\/professionals help provide the emotional support patients need to cope with a variety of issues<\/li>\n<li>One-on-one and group peer counseling<\/li>\n<li>Assistive technology services that focus on maximizing independence and controlling one\u2019s environment<\/li>\n<li>Vocational therapy services for return-to-work, and a full-time teacher and educational program for students to stay on track with their studies and goals to return to school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Stories of hope<\/h2>\n<p>Real stories from those who\u2019ve experienced remarkable journeys of recovery and resilience. Watch these inspiring videos to see what\u2019s possible and find hope for your own path.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"stories-of-hope-listing\">\n                                                                                                \n        <div class=\"stories-of-hope-listing__item\" >\n                <div class=\"stories-of-hope__video\">\n                    <div class=\"video-embed\">\n  <div class=\"video-embed__media-wrap\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cindy-martinez-video-still.jpg\" alt=\"I can't walk on my own two feet, but I can run on my new ones.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n              <div data-vimeo-id=\"1055718488\" class=\"video--vim\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"stories-of-hope__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"stories-of-hope__content-title\">I can&#8217;t walk on my own two feet, but I can run on my new ones.<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"stories-of-hope__content-name\">Cindy Martinez, Georgia                        <\/p>\n                                                                <p class=\"stories-of-hope__content-desc\">Multiple Trauma<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                                                                                \n        <div class=\"stories-of-hope-listing__item\" >\n                <div class=\"stories-of-hope__video\">\n                    <div class=\"video-embed\">\n  <div class=\"video-embed__media-wrap\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/D4yDeShAWbM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Video Poster\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                    <div class=\"video-embed__video\" title=\"YouTube Video: \" data-vid=\"D4yDeShAWbM\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"stories-of-hope__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"stories-of-hope__content-title\">I&#8217;m doing things I couldn&#8217;t do yesterday.<\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"stories-of-hope__content-name\">Sophia Williams, Florida                        <\/p>\n                                                                <p class=\"stories-of-hope__content-desc\">Spinal Cord Injury &#038; Brain Injury<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shepherd Center provides comprehensive care for multiple neurological injuries or illnesses resulting from a single event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":9158,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-9165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Multiple Trauma | Shepherd Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shepherd Center provides comprehensive care for multiple neurological injuries or illnesses resulting from a single event. 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