For over 80 years, Shriners Hospitals for Children
have provided some of the best medical care in the world, totally free
of charge, 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.
2005
Budget:
- For 2005, the overall budget for all
Shriners Hospitals totals $605 million
- The operating budget totals $541
million, including $25 million allocated for research
- The capital expenditures budget
totals $64 million
Since the first Shriners Hospital opened in Shreveport, La., in 1922:
- Shriners Hospitals have helped more
than 700,000 children
- Shriners Hospitals have spent
approximately $6 billion operating their 22 hospitals and over $1.2
billion on construction and renovation for the hospitals.
Since 1922, there have been:
- 693,336 operations performed;
- 8,792,028 X-rays taken;
- 1,134,309 braces and prostheses
applied;
- 6,552,899 outpatient & outreach
clinic visits; and
- 15,293,082 physical therapy
treatments provided
In
2002, there were:
- 188,563 active patients (year-end
2002)
- 34,767 new applications approved
- 27,186 total admissions
- 22,398 admissions for orthopedic
care
- 482 admissions for spinal cord
injury care
- 4,306 admissions for burn care
- 269,996 outpatient & outreach clinic
visits
- 23,297 operations
- 365,974 X-rays and radiology exams
- 62,151 braces and prostheses applied
- 670,422 physical therapy treatments
given
In
2002, the average length of stay was:
- 5.8 days for burn patients
- 5.5 days for orthopedic patients
- 14.4 days for spinal cord injury
patients
- 5.7 days system-wide average
International
Shrine Headquarters
http://www.shrinershq.org
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607-1460
813-281-0300
