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“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.” ~Hippocrates. Children helped to date…. approximately. 835,000. 2007 Budget. $721 million in 2007 Over $1.975 million per day. Founded in 1921 by Shriners of North America. Shriners Hospitals. SPOKANE.
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“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.” ~Hippocrates
Children helped to date… approximately 835,000
2007 Budget • $721 million in 2007 • Over $1.975 million per day
Shriners Hospitals SPOKANE PORTLAND CANADIAN TWIN CITIES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOSTON SPRINGFIELD INTERMOUNTAIN ERIE CHICAGO PHILADEPHIA CINCINNATI ST. LOUIS LEXINGTON LOS ANGELES GREENVILLE SHREVEPORT ORTHO BURNS SCI HOUSTON GALVESTON TAMPA HONOLULU MEXICO CITY
Shriners Hospitals Care Specialties: Orthopaedics Burns Spinal Cord Injuries Cleft Lip and Palate
Orthopaedic conditions treated include: • Clubfoot • Limb deficiencies and discrepancies • Scoliosis • Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) • Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis • Problems related to spina bifida, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and muscular dystrophy
Burn Care at Shriners Hospitals • Burns of all degrees • Reconstructive and rehabilitative surgery • Healed burns and smoke inhalation
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Centers • First centers in the U.S. to focus on children with spinal cord injuries • 1980 • Philadelphia • By 1984 • Chicago • San Francisco (replaced by the Northern California hospital in Sacramento in 1997)
Admission Requirements and Eligibility: • The child is under the age of 18 • There is reasonable possibility the child’s condition can be improved by specialized services available at Shriners Hospitals for Children
1-800-237-5055 In the U.S. 1-800-361-7256 In Canada www.shrinershq.org
For more information about how you can support the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children… Call 1-800-241-GIFT or visit the “How You Can Help” section at www.shrinershq.org.