Shriners Hospitals for Children

State-of-the-art medical care:shriners Hospitals for Children, comprised of a network of Hospitals (see schedule r), serves 179 countries, treating more than 150,000 unique Children each year. Our organizational mission is to provide the highest quality of care to Children within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment. Our team of highly-skilled medical professionals are among some of the most recognized individuals in the fields of pediatric burn care and pediatric orthopedic care. Continued on schedule o our specialized care extends beyond the conventional walls of the hospital. Shriners Hospitals for Children also seeks to deliver care to those internationally through our telehealth program, which allows patients to receive our wrap-around care via video conferencing. We also strive to help those in need - especially when disaster strikes.

Research:shriners Hospitals for Children prides itself on the wrap-around care that it provides to patients and families. As a health care system with 20 locations in the u.s., canada and mexico (16 operated by this organization), our staff is dedicated to improving the lives of Children by providing pediatric specialty care, conducting innovative research, and offering outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Continued on schedule oour research team is among the most highly renowned, gaining national recognition for clinical and translational research. Six (6) shc locations are major research Hospitals (five (5) operated by this organization), working to develop novel therapies and technologies within the medical community. We also perform genome sequencing of patient and family samples collected at our north american and international outreach locations.