For over 80 years, Shriners Hospitals for Children
have provided some of the best medical care in the world to more than 700,000 children with orthopedic problems,
severe burns and spinal cord injuries. Founded in 1922, and today
supported by the members of the international Shrine fraternity, this
network of pediatric specialty hospitals is located across the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico.
The orthopedic Shriners Hospitals are dedicated to
providing specialized medical and rehabilitative services to children
with congenital deformities, problems resulting from orthopedic
injuries, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Some of the most
commonly treated disorders include club foot, limb deficiencies and
discrepancies, scoliosis (curvature of the spine), osteogenesis
imperfecta (brittle bone disease), cleft lip and palate, craniofacial
abnormalities, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and problems related to
spina bifida, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and muscular dystrophy. The
orthopedic hospitals in Chicago, Philadelphia and Sacramento also
provide spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
Located in Galveston, Boston, Cincinnati and
Sacramento, the burn Shriners Hospitals have been leaders in burn
research and treatment since opening in the mid-1960s. Treatment is
provided for severe burn injuries and related scarring, along with
physical and emotional rehabilitation. This vast experience and
knowledge has had far-reaching affects on burn treatment techniques
worldwide.
International
Shrine Headquarters
http://www.shrinershq.org
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607-1460
813-281-0300
For some interesting facts about
the Northern California Shriners Hospital
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Hospital Tours :
Groups and individuals are invited to learn more about Shriners
Hospitals for Children in Sacramento and its unique mission by taking a
hospital tour. Reservations are required and may be made by calling
(916) 453-2087. Tours are open to individuals 16 years of age and
older. General hospital tours take approximately 1 hour.
