Shriners Hospitals for Children

The Shriners Hospitals for Children is a hospitalnetwork across North America offering free hospital care for children, supported by the activities of the Shriners. It serves as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine's charitable arm. The Shrine is an appendant order of the Freemasons.

The network consists of twenty-two hospitalsin the United States, Mexicoand Canada. They were formed to treatyoung victims of polio, but as that diseasewas controlled they broadened their scope. They now deal with all pediatriccases, most especially with orthopedicinjuriesand disease and the damage caused by burns. The Shrine has pioneered new treatments for these conditions.

There is never any charge for treatment at a Shriners Hospital. There is no requirement for religion, race, or relationshipto a Freemason. Patients must be under the age of eighteen and treatable. Local Shrine temples most often provide free transportation to the nearest hospital.

Shriners Hospitals

• United States of America
  • Boston Shriners Hospital
  • Chicago Shriners Hospital
  • Cincinnati Shriners Hospital
  • Erie Shriners Hospital
  • Galveston Shriners Hospital
  • Greenville Shriners Hospital
  • Honolulu Shriners Hospital
  • Houston Shriners Hospital
  • Intermountain Shriners Hospital- Salt Lake City
  • Lexington Shriners Hospital
  • Los Angeles Shriners Hospital
  • Northern California Shriners Hospital- Sacramento
  • Philadelphia Shriners Hospital
  • Portland Shriners Hospital
  • Shreveport Shriners Hospital
  • Spokane Shriners Hospital
  • Springfield Shriners Hospital
  • St. Louis Shriners Hospital
  • Tampa Shriners Hospital
  • Twin Cities Shriners Hospital- Minneapolis
• Canada
  • Shriners Hospital-Canada— Montrealserving Canada, and the northeast USA
• Mexico
  • Mexico City Shriners Hospital

External links

• Shriners Hospitals for Children web site

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