Mar 14 25

Excellent Patience Experience at Radnor

by Mike Walbert

Radnor team poses for a picture with their Patient Experience Award

RADNOR, Pa. – Each quarter, GSPP Rehabilitation’s Patient Experience Leadership team recognizes excellent Patient Experience in the areas of Innovation, Service and Teamwork. Award recipients are chosen based on their scores and input from the Patient Experience Leadership Team.

The Patient Experience Leadership Team is pleased to share Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy in Radnor is the recipient of this quarter’s Patient Experience Award for Teamwork. This is one of three patient Experience Awards that celebrates and recognizes our continuous dedication to improving the patient experience.

Members of the Radnor leadership team say the secret to their success lies in collaboration and focus on the patient.

“Our focus on the patient experience unifies our entire team, from the front to back,” said Regional Manager Sean Loughlin. “We are a ‘care team’ who strives to exceed our patients’ expectations every day. We involve them in developing their care plans, which makes them an essential member of the team. This singular focus results in extraordinary teamwork.”

Lead Therapist Jimmy Newton agrees.

“Radnor is special because it’s like a family of highly skilled providers who show up every day to help and support one another which allows each of us to provide the highest level of care to our patients and the community,” Jimmy said.

Congratulations, Radnor team!

Mar 3 25

Expanded Yardley Outpatient Therapy Site Opens

by Mike Walbert

Exterior of Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy in Yardley

YARDLEY – Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy (formerly Good Shepherd Penn Partners | Penn Therapy & Fitness) in Yardley has expanded by 2,600 square feet, providing easier access and more gym space, among other person-centered care improvements.

Located inside the Penn Medicine Bucks County medical facility, the expansion at 777 Township Line Road, Suite 180, opened on March 3, 2025. The expansion allows us to provide:

New, fully accessible entrance leading you directly into Suite 180
Larger gym space for your therapy sessions, giving you even more room to achieve your rehabilitation goals
Spacious waiting area to ensure comfort and convenience
Convenient parking within a short walking distance to the back, center entrance with the double doors, making your therapy visit as hassle-free as possible

Outpatient Therapy Services at Yardley

In our expanded space, we will continue to provide patients with leading-edge outpatient physical therapy services for orthopedic conditions, including but not limited to:

Foot and ankle injuries
Hip and knee pain
Joint replacement
Shoulder pain
Spine (neck and back)
Sports performance
Women’s health

To make an outpatient therapy appointment at Yardley, call 215-968-0145 or request an appointment online. For all other outpatient therapy locations throughout greater Philadelphia and New Jersey, call 1-877-969-7342.

Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy is an outpatient service of GSPP Rehabilitation, Official Therapy Provider for Penn Medicine. This is a licensed facility of Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital.

Feb 13 25

CMO participates in Botswana-UPenn Partnership Rehabilitation Program

by Mike Walbert

Dr. Franklin Caldera, chief medical officer of Penn Medicine Rehabilitation, an inpatient rehabilitation unit of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, smiles outside of a building in Botswana

Every year, Penn Medicine sends multiple faculty members and residents to Botswana as part of the Botswana-UPenn Partnership Rehabilitation Program. The program’s goal is to help clinicians in Botswana establish a residency elective program in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

As a PM&R physician, Franklin Caldera, DO, recently had the opportunity to participate in the program. Dr. Caldera serves as Chief Medical Officer of Penn Medicine Rehabilitation, an inpatient rehabilitation unit of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. GSPP Rehabilitation, a joint venture between Penn Medicine and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, manages the inpatient rehabilitation unit located at 1800 Lombard Street in Philadelphia.

The trip was a life-changing experience for Dr. Caldera.

“Going into a program like this, you have your agenda and trip details, but you don’t really know what to expect,” said Dr. Caldera of his two-week stay there. “Instinctively, I knew that they would have less resources than we do, but this was a great opportunity to help expand their rehabilitation offerings through the residency program.”

Dr. Caldera spent one week at the Princess Marina Hospital and then one week at the Mahalapye District Hospital. During his visits, he met with other physicians and outpatient therapists to discuss what a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program could look like.

He also had the opportunity to speak with students and participated in lectures.

“In watching and interacting with rehabilitation medicine in Botswana, what really impressed me was how well they provided care given the resources they have available to them,” he said.

He noted staffing is definitely one of those resources.

“The Princess Marina Hospital, for example has a team of two physicians, two nurses, a medical assistant and one occupational therapist for their Orthopedic and Spinal Cord Injury Unit,” he said. “There are just six physical, occupational and speech therapists to cover the entire 530-bed hospital. They can do what they need to do for the patient; it might just take them a little longer than it does here.”

Dr. Caldera said he hopes to return to Botswana soon.

“It really was an amazing opportunity to see how things are done and help expand their rehabilitation offerings through this residency program,” he said.

Feb 12 25

GSPP Rehabilitation RN named Dr. Judith Rodin Community Education Award winner

by Mike Walbert

Interim President J. Larry Jameson and guest speaker Eddie Glaude Jr. stand with staff and award winners. (Image: Damien Townsville)

PHILADELPHIA – GSPP Rehabilitation’s Felix Shondell Jones (pictured above, far right) received the Dr. Judith Rodin Community Education Award for his commitment to community service and civic engagement.

A registered nurse, Felix accepted the award during the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration, a Penn program that honors King’s life and work and acknowledges students, faculty, staff and community members.

Felix Shondell Jones, wearing a pink suit, accepts the Dr. Judith Rodin Community Education Award. — *Felix Shondell Jones*

Read more about Felix’s award and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration.

Congratulations!

(Top Photo Credit: Damien Townsville/Penn Today)

Jan 30 25

Rhythm and Rehabilitation

by John Weiss

Penn Medicine Rehabilitation recreation therapists perform a choreographed dance with patient Monica inside the inpatient rehabilitation unit in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Monica made wonderful strides during her stay at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation, an inpatient rehabilitation unit of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania that is managed by GSPP Rehabilitation.

Following a stroke and a complex medical history, Monica faced challenges in being able to produce speech sound secondary to her trach placement. Despite her situation, Monica always was a light in the recreational therapy room and had an interest in recreational therapy services from day one. She started working with the team and enjoyed the group sessions, games and keeping herself busy through activities that worked on her therapy goals.

She worked hard to stay strong throughout her stay and continued to be a kind individual to patients she encountered.

With a known love for music and dance, the Recreational Therapy team thought a dance activity would not only allow Monica to feel like herself in this way again but allow her to express herself/communicate to others in a unique and powerful way. Having reached many of her necessary physical therapy and speech goals, dancing would provide a way to challenge her through advanced sequencing, memory and recall, timing, divided attention, motor planning, dynamic balance and mobility, weight shifting, and levels of endurance.

Monica played an active role in choosing the music, dance styles, costumes and set design for the “stage” during the evening. She practiced over the weekend with help from videos. Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist Amelia D’Andrea choreographed a dance based on Monica’s physical strengths and therapy goal areas, made a mash up song with three of her song choices, and incorporated her love for playing the drums in the dance as she took a seated rest break (a strategy for energy conservation that she worked on in therapy).

Recently, Monica and three recreation therapists (“The Get It Girls”) performed before an assembled crowd to loud cheers and many smiles.

Way to go, Monica!

Services and Programs

Outpatient Therapy Services at Yardley