Shriners Hospitals for Children provides the best care for children in their specialty areas of focus including orthopaedics, spinal cord injury, burn care as well as cleft lip and palate regardless of a families ability to pay.
With over 22 locations across the US and Mexico, they make a big impact in the lives of thousands of children and families every year in communities across the entire country. It’s estimated 7-8 million Americans are affected by Scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. There are also another 12,000 spinal cord injuries a year with at least 10% of those affecting children.
Shriners Hospitals not only helps to care for children but is a pioneer in research in their specialized fields of care as well. Their first hospital was founded in 1922 on orthopaedics. In fact, many of the common practices we see in orthopaedics today were first discovered and practiced at Shriners Hospitals.
Shriners Hospitals and their website (https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc), also offer great resources in their different fields of care related to educational awareness, treatment information and injury prevention tips among other materials.
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