Hospitals

About our Philanthropy: Shriners Hospitals

Shriners Hospital in Springfield is a 40-bed orthopedic facility licensed by the  Commonwealth of Massachusetts and accredited with commendation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. It provides treatments for diseases of the bones, muscles and joints for children from birth to 18 years of age. All care, while at Shriners Hospital, is provided regardless of the  patients ability to pay. The Hospital is funded by the Shriners, the Shriners Hospital endowment fund, and gifts from the public.

It is one of 19 orthopedic Shriners Hospitals in North America. The Springfield facility incorporates three operating rooms, state of the art medical and therapeutic equipment and advanced treatment programs in a family-centered  care environment.

While the hospital is equipped and staffed to provide care for most pediatric orthopedic deformities and disorders, a special expertise has been developed in
the following areas: Club Foot, Developmental Dysplasia of the hip and other hip disorders, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease,, Congenital and Acquired Limb Deficiencies, Scoliosis and other Spine Deformities and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hand and Shoulder Deformities, Cleft Lip/Palate, Neuromuscular Disorders including Cerebral Palsy, Myelodysplasia (Spina Bifida), Genetic Counseling for Orthopedic Conditions, Metabolic Bone Disease and Chest Wall Deformities.

Established in Montreal in 1925, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada is the only Canadian facility in the Shriners Children’s networkl, it offers short-term, ultra-specialized orthopedic care to children from across Canada, the United States and from around the world. Infants, children and young adults with orthopedic and neuromuscular problems such as scoliosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, clubfoot, hip dysplasia or cerebral palsy benefit from the expertise of our medical teams and the hospital’s ground-breaking research and innovative treatments.
 
Affiliated with McGill University, the hospital has a Pediatric Simulation Center (SIM) and a Motion Analysis Center MAC) to generate excellence and innovation in care, education and research. Physicians, residents and health professionals benefit from our facility on the McGill University Health Centre Glen site to further their training and experience. In addition to providing an environment of patient- and family-centered care, the hospital is also present in communities across Canada thanks to telemedicine and outreach clinics. Recognized as an exceptional institution that promotes health, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada has been helping children reach their full potential for almost 100 years.

The Shriners Burns Hospital in Boston is one of three burns hospitals with the three fold purpose of treating children, conducting burn research and training medical personnel in the treatment of burn injuries. The hospitals remain pioneers in burn treatment and are actively involved in the development of artificial skin and other major  advancements that will continue to revolutionize treatment of burn patients. They are staffed and equipped to treat children with acute fresh burns, children needing plastic reconstructive or restorative surgery as a result of healed burns, patients with scarring and deformity of the face and children with severe scarring resulting in contractures or inference with proper mobility of the limbs.

The Pull-Tab Collection Program

Pull-tabs or “pop-tops”, from beverage cans can be saved and donated to the Bektash Shriners. The tabs are sold to a recycling company and the money collected is used to fund transportation for needy children to and from our Shriners Hospitals. 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 out standing teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopedic 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.

 

Tabs can be dropped off at Bektash Shrine Center, 189 Pembroke Road, Concord, NH during our office hours of 9am-5pm Monday thru Friday. If you have large quantities in excess of 200 lbs. and delivery to Bektash Shrine Center is not possible, please call the Office at 603-225-5372 to arrange a pick up.

Shriners Hospitals Mission

Shriners support Shriner’s Hospitals for Children®. With 22 locations across the United States, Shriners Hospitals for Children® is 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 orthopedic 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.