FEATURE SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION CARE for Brain Injuries BY FRANK HYLAND, MSPT Executive Director and Administrator, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital I n the United States, more than two million people suffer traumatic brain injuries each year, many of whom are left with significant physical, intellectual, emotional, behavioral, social and vocational impairments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that at least 5.3 million Americans currently have a long-term need for help performing activities of daily living following a traumatic brain injury. 6 Lehigh County Health & Medicine | FALL 2017