Expert Pediatric Orthopaedic Care

The Erie Shriners Hospital is a 30-bed pediatric orthopaedic hospital providing comprehensive orthopaedic care to children at no charge. The hospital is one of 22 Shriners Hospitals throughout North America.

The hospital accepts and treats children with routine and complex orthopaedic problems, utilizing the latest treatments and technology available in pediatric orthopaedics, resulting in early ambulation and reduced length of stay.

Some of the orthopaedic problems most commonly treated at the Shriners Hospital in Erie include:

• scoliosis and other spinal deformities
• spina bifida/myelodysplasia
• skeletal growth abnormalities
• osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
• rickets
• club feet
• orthopaedic problems of cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders
• metabolic bone disease
• hand disorders
• hip disorders
• limb deficiencies
• leg length discrepancies
• gait abnormalities/analysis
• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Family-Centered Care

Recognizing that the family plays a vital role in a child's ability to overcome an illness or injury, Shriners Hospitals for Children helps the family provide the support the child needs by involving the family in all aspects of the child's care and recovery.

Our purpose is to provide care to children with orthopaedic problems, burns,  spinal cord injuries and certain other medical conditions, to help them lead fuller, more productive lives. By promoting the importance of the family and helping it become a stronger support system for the child, Shriners Hospitals for Children can accomplish its purpose more effectively.