Refer a Patient

Patients can be referred to Penn Medicine Rehabilitation or the The Specialty Hospital at Rittenhouse for inpatient care by a physician, insurance company, discharge planner/social worker, home health agency, family member or self-referral.

Refer patients to our referral center:

• Via phone, at 215-893-6570
• Via fax, at 215-893-6530
• Via email

Referring physicians should provide recent information on history and physical, medications, demographics and recent office visit dates. An admissions liaison will review this information to determine if a patient meets admission criteria. Other factors influencing patient admission include bed availability and the patient’s medical stability.

Why refer to Good Shepherd Penn Partners?

• Outstanding medical care linked to Penn Medicine’s support and physicians
• Access to one of the largest, most comprehensive continuum of care in our region
• Therapists experienced in treating medically complex patients as well as the physically and cognitively impaired
• Ability to take medically fragile patients in our long-term acute care hospital, with transitional rehabilitation programs available to move patients into the inpatient rehabilitation setting
• Integrated admissions staff for assistance in post-acute placement
• Outcomes measurements showing high discharge-to-home rates
• Leading-edge technology with capacity for telemedicine physician consults
• CARF accreditation for Stroke Specialty Program, Brain Injury Specialty Program, Spinal Cord Injury System of Care Program, Amputee Specialty Program and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program