Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. It’s how Shriners Hospitals for Children has been bringing Love to the Rescue since 1922.
PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CARE
ORTHOPAEDICS
Shriners Hospitals for Children has been a leader in pediatric orthopaedic care since 1922. In fact, they have the largest full-time staff of pediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the U.S. Shriners Hospitals for Children is dedicated to providing medical and rehabilitative services to children with congenital anomalies and conditions, problems resulting from orthopaedic injuries and diseases of the neuromusculoskeletal sytem.
BURNS
The Shriners Hospitals for Children specializing in burns have been leaders in pediatric burn care since opening in the 1960s. Patients receive treatment for burn injuries and related scarring, along with physical rehabilitation and emotional support. In addition, their pioneering efforts in burn research have led to tremendous advancements and innovations in this field.
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
In the early 1980s, Shriners Hospitals for Children opened the nation’s first spinal cord injury rehabilitation centers specifically designed for kids. Here, patients find a complete range of services needed in order to recover to the fullest extent possible. Researchers are engaged in studies that have advanced – and will continue to advance – treatment and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injuries.
CLEFT LIP & PALATE
Cleft lip and palate was added to the health care system’s treatment disciplines in 2005. Available multidisciplinary services include surgery, orthodontics, and hearing, speech and psychological therapies. Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to improving care for children with this condition through a comprehensive, coordinated program of clinical excellence.
WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH
Shriners Hospitals for Children is dedicated to conducting innovative research to provide answers to complex medical difficulties affecting children. Contributions to the medical community not only benefit patients, but contribute to the overall body of medical knowledge for the care and treatment for a
wide range of pediatric and adult conditions worldwide.
Research is one of the cornerstones of the Shriners Hospitals for Children’s mission. Our in-house research teams include internationally renowned experts whose discoveries have changed treatment methodologies and improved the lives of countless children suffering from debilitating conditions. Whether in the laboratory or in the hands-on environment of our clinics, Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to the continuous pursuit of knowledge that improves the delivery of medical care.
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Shriners Hospitals for Children is proud of its role in medical education. In the past 20 years, more than 9,500 physicians have received residency education or postgraduate fellowship within the health care system. By maintaining relationships with more than 60 medical teaching facilities worldwide, Shriners Hospitals for Children fosters an academic environment committed to providing high-quality medical care to all patients.
This academic foundation is reflected in the many university appointments of our current staff who share their expertise with tomorrow’s doctors, nurses and therapists through our various educational programs.
• Boston – Harvard Medical School
• Canada – McGill University and University of Montreal
• Chicago – Rush Medical College and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
• Cincinnati – University of Cincinnati
• Greenville – Duke University Medical Center
• Honolulu – University of Hawaii
• Houston – University of Texas Health Science Center and Baylor College of Medicine
• Lexington – University of Kentucky
• Los Angeles – University of California at Los Angeles and University of Southern California
• Northern California – University of California at Davis
• Philadelphia – Temple University Medical School
• Portland – Oregon Health Science University
• St. Louis – Washington University
• Salt Lake City – University of Utah
• Shreveport – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• Springfield – Boston University, Albany Medical Center
• Tampa – University of South Florida
• Twin Cities – University of Minnesota