The Shriners Hospitals

The heart and soul of Shrinedom are the Shriners Hospitals for Children. These hospitals - 19 orthopaedic units and three burns institutes - help thousands of children each year, absolutely free of charge. The hospitals help children who have problems of the bones, joints or muscles or who have been severely burned. Three of the hospitals also specialize in treating children with spinal cord injuries.

A new Shriner Hospital, which will encompass orthopaedic, burn and spinal cord injury care, is now in the planning stages. In addition to the medical care provided to children by Shriners Hospitals, most of our hospitals are also actively engaged in research, striving to find cures to crippling childhood diseases and better treatments for burn injuries.

Updated: May 24, 2005