A heart-warming and good-business move in Atlanta. Shepherd Center decided to purchase the Hawthorne Suites Hotel next door. They'll renovate the place so that patient families can stay temporarily for free. Given that Shepherd specializes in paralyzing spinal cord and brain injuries, the typical stay was 6-8 weeks anyway. Since they had already been providing free temporary housing for 30 days, this increases their flexibility for extending that time and may even reduce their overall costs.