All Shriners are committed to the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief and truth, and all Shriners share the Masonic belief in the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God.
ShrinersHospitals for Children is the official philanthropy of the Shrine, and a very important part of being a Shriner.
ShrinersHospitals are the very heart and soul of the Shrine; they have become "centers of excellence" where children receive some of the best medical care in the world, totally without charge, regardless of their race, religion or relationship to a Shriner.
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ShrinersHospitals are funded by contributions, bequests, and income from the ShrinersHospitals endowment fund, each Shiner’s annual hospital assessment and designated charitable fundraising events.
ShrinersHospitals have been actively engaged in clinical research since the opening of the first hospital in 1922, in the early 1960’s, however ShrinersHospitals aggressively entered the structured research field and began and began earmarking funds for their research projects.
ShrinersHospitals for Children admit children regardless of race, religion or relationship to a Shriner There is never a charge to the patient or family for any of the medical care or services provided at a ShrinersHospital.
In 1919, Shriners at the Imperial Council Session (the annual Shrine convention) voted to establish a "ShrinersHospital for Crippled Children," to treat orthopaedic injuries, diseases and birth defects in children.
ShrinersHospitals were among the first children's specialty hospitals in North America, and their pioneering efforts have earned them an international reputation in orthopaedic medicine and research.
ShrinersHospitals treat children in a family-centered environment, recognizing that while medicine might heal the child's body, tending to the child's sense of well being is equally important.
For more than 27 years, through the philanthropy of the Shriners of North America and in affiliation with the University of Texas Medical Branch, the faculty and staff of this institute have successfully endeavored to develop methods and techniques to improve the outcomes of burned children.
The interdisciplinary team who follow the children through their physical growth and psychological development are continuously striving to meet the challenges of complex burn-related problems for the growing child and developing adolescent, as well as for the families of children so injured.
ShrinersBurnsHospital - Galveston, is committed to providing excellence in compassionate family centered burn and reconstructive care from the acute phase through rehabilitation by teamwork and innovation in research, education and prevention.
ShrinersHospitals for Children is a network of 19 orthopedichospitals and three burns institutes, maintained and operated by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive the highest quality medical care absolutely free of charge.
ShrinersHospitals are located throughout North America, with 20 hospitals in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada.
Every patient at ShrinersHospitals is sponsored by a Shriner, who acts as a liaison between the family and the hospital.
ShrinersHospitals' total budget for 2006 is $649 million, of which $616 million is targeted for operating expenses (including $33 million for research) and $33 million for buildings and equipment expenditures.
At ShrinersHospitals for Children, medical research is having a strong, positive impact on the care and cure of children with orthopaedic problems, burn and spinal cord injuries.
ShrinersHospitals are committed to the sustained investment in clinically useful research so that fundamental knowledge can be acquired, improving the quality of life for children with orthopaedic problems, burn and spinal cord injuries.
Shriners are members of the Masonic Fraternity and adhere to the principles of Freemasonry –; a belief in a Supreme Being, of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
Shriners believe in God and that He created man to serve His purposes, among which is service to others in His name.
We believe ShrinersHospitals for Children to be the world’s greatest philanthropy, and we covenant with each other to support its 8220;temples of mercy” with spirit, time, talent and means.
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ShrinersHospitals are open to all children without regard to race, religion or relationship to a Shriner.
ShrinersHospitals are open to children, up to their 18th birthday, regardless of race, religion or relationship to a Shriner.
In the 1960s, recognizing the lack of medical expertise in the burn care field, the Shrine of North America opened three ShrinersHospitals with the three-fold purpose of treating severely burned children; conducting research and improving methods of burn treatment; and training and educating medical personnel in the care and treatment of burn injuries.
ShrinersHospitals for Crippled Children is a network of 19 orthopaedic hospitals and three burns institutes, maintained and operated by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge.
ShrinersHospitals are supported primarily by income from the ShrinersHospitals for Crippled Children endowment fund, which is maintained through donations and bequests from both Shriners and non-Shriners.
ShrinersHospitals accept and treat any child up to their 18th birthday if, in the opinion of the hospital's chief of staff, the child can be helped, and if treatment at another facility would place a financial burden on the family.
The Shriners of North America, visiting Tampa for its annual convention, threw the city a Fourth of July parade as only these jovial do-gooders could.
Shriners of North America is a fraternity with 411,000 members who belong to chapters, called temples, in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Republic of Panama.
Shriners are recognizable by the festive red fezzes that are adorned with symbols derived from the ancient brotherhood of Masonry.
ShrinersHospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge.
ShrinersHospitals accept and treat children without regard to race, religion or relationship to a Shriner.
The ShrinersHospitals in Boston, Cincinnati, Galveston, and Sacramento treat children with acute, flesh burns; children needing plastic reconstructive or restorative surgery as a result of "healed" burns; children with severe scarring, resulting in contractures or interference with mobility of the limbs; and children with scarring and deformity of the face.
ShrinersHospitals are located throughout North America — 20 in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada.
The ShrinersHospitals in Boston, Cincinnati, Galveston, and Sacramento treat children with acute, fresh burns; children needing plastic reconstructive or restorative surgery as a result of "healed" burns; children with severe scarring, resulting in contractures or interference with mobility of the limbs; and children with scarring and deformity of the face.
ShrinersHospitals is a network of 22 pediatric speciality hospitals that provide free orthopaedic and burn care to children under the age of eighteen.
There are 18 orthopaedic ShrinersHospitals, three ShrinersHospitals dedicated to treating children with burns and one ShrinersHospital that provide burn and spinal cord injury care.
Shrinershospitals serve as a valuable resource for families whose children need specialized expert care but who cannot afford it.
ShrinersHospitals are proud of their role in medical education.
All ShrinersHospitals are fully accredited by the JCAHO, many with commendation, and the burnhospitals are verified as true burn centers by the American College of Surgeons.
ShrinersHospitals recognize that the family plays a vital role in a child's ability to overcome an illness or injury.
Someone may answer: "Oh yeah, Shriners are those guys who always have those parades with the wild costumes, wearing funny hats like flowerpots and have those big conventions." Another may think of Shrine circuses and Shrine clowns.
We believe ShrinersHospitals to be the world's greatest philanthropy, and we covenant with each other to support its "temples of mercy" with spirit, time, talent and means.
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USATODAY.com - Shriners face financial crunch, some hospitals may close(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
TAMPA (AP) ShrinersHospitals for Children, a venerable organization where the practice of medicine has long been unfazed by finances, is struggling with a money crunch that may force some of its hospitals to close.
The future of the Twin Cities hospital has become an emotional debate for the Shriners' half-million members, some of whom have spent a lifetime raising money and volunteering for the children who rely on the hospitals for free treatment.
Shriners officials believe those children can be treated at outpatient clinics or Shrinehospitals in Chicago or St. Louis.
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ShrinersHospitals are substantially funded through the ShrinersHospitals for Crippled Children endowment fund, which is maintained through gifts, bequests and contributions.
ShrinersHospitals for Crippled Children are also major teaching centers, affiliated with some of the top medical colleges and universities in the country.
ShrinersHospitals for Crippled Children may be designated as the irrevocable beneficiary of an insurance policy.
ShrinersHospitals for Children at Galveston is well suited as a model system of comprehensive burn care and rehabilitation.
ShrinersBurnsHospital has a staff of mental health experts who follow every child and family from the time of admission to eventual discharge from the Shriners system - i.e.
ShrinersHospital - Zor Shriners - Madison, Wisconsin
The philanthropy of The Imperial Shrine of North America is the operation of the 22 ShrinersHospitals for Children along with the medical research needed to maintain the best care possible.
We also provide air transportation for burned victims to ShrinersHospitals for Children in Cincinnati, which is a burn treatment hospital.
Across North America, ShrinersHospitals for Children offer some of the best medical care in the world to children who need orthopaedic and burn care, as well as spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
The orthopaedic ShrinersHospitals are dedicated to providing specialized medical and rehabilitative services to children with congenital deformities, problems resulting from orthopaedic injuries, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
During the 84 year history of ShrinersHospitals, approximately $7.6 billion has been spent to operate ShrinersHospitals, and over $1.73 billion has been spent on construction and renovations.