LOVE TO THE RESCUE
Shriners Hospitals for Children® is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. It’s how Shriners Hospitals for Children® has been bringing Love to the rescue since 1922.
Shriners Hospitals for Children® has a mission to:
• Provide the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment.
• Provide for the education of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Conduct research to discover new knowledge that improves the quality of care and quality of life of children and families.
Research is one of the cornerstones of the Shriners Hospitals for Children’s mission. Our in-house research teams include internationally renowned experts whose discoveries have changed treatment methodologies and improved the lives of countless children suffering from debilitating conditions. Whether in the laboratory or in the hands-on environment of our clinics, Shriners Hospitals for Children® is committed to the continuous pursuit of knowledge that improves the delivery of medical care.
Shriners Children's Texas is part of an international pediatric health care system of hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and global outreach. We provide a full range of programs, services and support, caring for children in a welcoming, warm, reassuring environment.