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“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.” ~Hippocrates

“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

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  1. “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity.” ~Hippocrates

  2. Children helped to date… approximately 835,000

  3. 2007 Budget • $721 million in 2007 • Over $1.975 million per day

  4. Founded in 1921 by Shriners of North America

  5. 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

  6. Shriners Hospitals Care Specialties: Orthopaedics Burns Spinal Cord Injuries Cleft Lip and Palate

  7. 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

  8. Motion Analysis Laboratories

  9. In-House Orthotics & Prosthetics

  10. Orthopaedic Research

  11. Burn Care at Shriners Hospitals • Burns of all degrees • Reconstructive and rehabilitative surgery • Healed burns and smoke inhalation

  12. 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)

  13. Functional Electrical Stimulation

  14. Cleft Lip and Palate Program

  15. Therapy

  16. Child Life

  17. Family Services

  18. 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

  19. www.shrinershq.org

  20. 1-800-237-5055 In the U.S. 1-800-361-7256 In Canada www.shrinershq.org

  21. 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.

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