Shriners Hospitals for Children® Provide Expert Pediatric Burn Care

The Shriners Hospitals for Children® specializing in burns have been leaders in burn care, research and education since opening in the mid-1960s. Thanks to the cutting-edge medical care provided at these hospitals, every year thousands of children have a greater chance of surviving all types of burn-related injuries.

Specialized Services
Shriners Hospitals for Children® provide critical, surgical and rehabilitative care for varying degrees of pediatric burn injuries. Each state-of-the-art hospital is staffed and equipped to provide treatments for:

• Acute, recent burns
• Healed burns
• Scarring that has caused contractures or limited mobility
• Smoke inhalation
• Facial scarring or deformities
• Congenital hairy nevus
• Port wine stains and hemangiomas
• Complex skin conditions
• Congenital ear deformities

Applying for Care
For information on how to apply to Shriners Hospitals for Children® or to refer a patient, please visit www.shrinershospitals.org, or call 800.237.5055 in the U.S., or 800.361.7256 in Canada.

For emergency burn care, the referring physician should telephone the chief of staff at the nearest Shriners Hospitals for Children® facility providing burn care.

Boston: (800)  255-1916
Cincinnati: (866)  947-7840
Galveston: (409)  770-6773
Northern California (Sacramento): (866) 714-7123

Caring for the Whole Child
The staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children® focus on the medical and emotional needs of every child. A multidisciplinary team works closely with the patient and family to provide support during the child’s recovery and transition back to school and family life.

Innovative Burn Research
Shriners Hospitals for Children® is committed to research and is regarded as a pioneer in developing major breakthroughs in burn medicine. Some of the advances made through these research efforts include:

• Improved survival rates for patients with severe burns and shorter hospital stays
• An understanding of the value of immediate wound closure
• Creation of pressure garments to minimize scarring
• Improvements in metabolic and nutritional care
• Development of engineered skin substitutes and better wound-healing techniques

About Shriners Hospitals for Children®
Shriners Hospitals for Children® is an international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. 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, with no financial obligation to the patient or their family.