Talk:Shriners Hospitals for Children/Archive 1

Archive 1

Non Profit Category

Are these hospitals considered non-profit? And if so, should this article and any future sub-articles be included in Category:Non-profit organizations? JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 00:31, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

They are: they provide all care free of charge. I cannot figure how to edit the non-profit lisitng page. Help!Ewachspress 00:34, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

It has been added. You need to edit the article itself and put the category listing there, you don't edit the category page itself. When you view edit the article, you can see how it is done.Isaac Crumm 22:04, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

First Hospital

Why is the first hospital mentioned as being in Georgia in 1915 when Shriners' Hospital states in was the SHreveport hospital built in 1922? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.4.137.184 (talk) 19:43, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

ADDRESS

IM JUST TRYING TO FIND THE ADDRESS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.170.47.202 (talk) 20:16, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

New sections for Treatment specialties

Treatment Specialties

Orthopedic Care

The majority of the Shriners Hospitals for Children provide pediatric orthopedic care. Commonly treated conditions include, but not limited to: scoliosis, clubfoot, hand disorders, limb deficiencies/discrepancies, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and other hip disorders, osteogenesis imperfect (brittle bone disease), juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and orthopedic problems associated with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

In addition to innovative treatments and therapies, several Shriners Hospitals for Children have in-house orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) departments capable of creating a full range of devices.

Twelve Shriners Hospitals for Children have motion analysis laboratories. These high-tech labs use a system of reflective markers, high-speed cameras and computers to develop a model of a child’s walking pattern that can provide data to assist the medical team in recommending the best treatment plan.

Burn Care

On November 1, 1962, the Shriners opened a seven-bed wing in the John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston as an interim center for the care of severely burned children. On February 1, 1964, the group opened a seven-bed unit in the Cincinnati General Hospital on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. A third five-bed unit was opened in March 1964 in the Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston), under the direction of Harvard Medical School. While children were being treated in these units, new facilities were being constructed to meet the needs of burned children. A fourth burn treatment hospital opened in 1997 as part of the new Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento, CA, which replaced the orthopedic hospital in San Francisco. The Sacramento facility also specializes in pediatric orthopedics and spinal cord injury.

Today, care at these hospitals has expanded to include other skin conditions and conditions/injuries to the skin requiring plastic surgical services.

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

In 1980, Shriners Hospitals for Children opened a spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. It was the first spinal cord injury unit in the United States designed specifically for children and teens who sustain these injuries. By 1984, two additional spinal cord injury units were opening in the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago and San Francisco (the San Francisco hospital was relocated to Sacramento in 1997). At these spinal cord injury hospitals, children receive long-term rehabilitative care and physical and occupational therapies designed to help them accomplish everyday tasks and live the fullest life possible, by emphasizing the abilities they still have.

Cleft Lip and Palate

In 2005, the Shriners Hospitals added the treatment of cleft lip and palate to the hospital network’s treatment disciplines. As of 2015, nine Shriners Hospitals for Children offer cleft lip and palate services. Multidisciplinary services include surgery, orthodontics, hearing, speech and psychological therapies and additional supports.

Research

Shriners Hospitals for Children have always been involved in medical research in the fields of pediatric orthopedics, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. What started as a small research effort with a budget of $12,000 in the early 1950s, is now a multi-million dollar, sophisticated program, involving peer review of grant applications. Today, research efforts are focused on translation research, regenerative medicine and clinical research.

Medical Education

Another aspect of Shriners Hospitals for Children’s three-part mission is to provide for the continuing education of medical professionals including, medical residents and fellows, nurses, physical, recreation and occupational therapists, speech and language pathology, psychologists, social workers, and child life specialists. The healthcare system maintains affiliations with more than 60 teaching facilities world-wide.

Awards

In 2015, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis (co-listed with Washington University) was ranked one of the Top 10 pediatric orthopedic hospitals in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for the fourth consecutive year. The same year, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Salt Lake City (co-listed with Primary Children’s) was ranked at #10 in the nation in pediatric orthopedic hospitals by U.S. News and World Report, and Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California (co-listed with UC Davis Children’s Hospital) was ranked #29.

Affiliations

Shriners Hospitals for Children is affiliated with many hospitals and universities around the nation to further its mission and provide high quality care for children. As of 2015, the affiliate sites by Shriners Hospital follows:

• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston, Harvard / Massachusetts General Hospital
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada, McGill University
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago, Loyola University, Northwestern University – Chicago
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Erie, University of Pittsburgh, Hamot Medical
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Greenvilee, University of South Carolina, Greenville Memorial
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu, University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Medical Center
• Shriners Hospitals for Children – Houston, University of Texas, Scott and White (Texas A&M), Baylor, Methodist Hospital

Kwinter12 (talk) 12:55, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Edit request 2

Under History can this be added:

In July 2015, Chief of Staff Scott Kozin, MD, and Dan Zlotolow, M.D, both of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Philadelphia were part of a 40-member collaborative medical team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, who performed he first pediatric bilateral hand tansplant. Eight-year-old Zion Harvey was initially evaluated by Dr. Kozin who recommended Zion to colleagues as a possible candidate for the procedure.Kwinter12 (talk) 16:43, 14 October 2015 (UTC)Duncan F.M., Scott; MD, MPH,MBA (October 2015). "Giving Zion Two Hands". AAOS Now. 9 (10). Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Retrieved October 14, 2015.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

In May 2015, Shriners Hospitals for Children became a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of organizations committed to better serving patients and their families through physician collaboration. Brown, Jo-Lynn. "Shriners Hospital joins Mayo Clinic network". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Tampa, Florida.Kwinter12 (talk) 16:54, 14 October 2015 (UTC) Kwinter12 (talk) 13:46, 17 August 2015 (UTC)