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Faster and Safer

Oct 27, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Faster-and-safer

Thanks to some new technology, many St. Louis Shriners Hospital patients are able to have X-rays taken much quicker. The machine is called EOS, and it reduces the mandated stillness to about 11 seconds. That makes Madison smile.

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Patient of Courage: Marius Woodward

Dec 17, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Patient-of-courage-Marius-Woodward

Shriners for Children Medical Center Patient Ambassador Marius Woodward was selected by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as one of five for the Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity program.

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Patient Donates Money Raised from Annual Golf Tournament

Jan 19, 2021 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Patient-donates-money-raised-from-annual-golf-tournament

Team Reece recently raised $68,000 for the Philadelphia Shriners Hospital from their annual Golf Fore Reece Golf Tournament.

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Five Exercises to Help Keep Your Mind and Body Happy

Aug 07, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/08/Five-exercises-to-help-keep-your-mind-and-body-happy

Laura Lewis Hollingshead, CTRS, TRS knows that the best motivation for getting kids moving is to make it fun. When she saw the stretches published by the rehabilitation team at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Spokane, she loved the nature theme they offered with stretches.

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What's up, Zadoc!

Aug 26, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/08/Whats-up-Zadoc

The Honolulu Shriners Hospital announces that Zadoc, a 1 1/2-year-old Labrador retriever, has accepted the position as first full-time hospital facility dog and Chief of Snuggles.

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Pen Pal Program

Nov 02, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Pen-pal-program

Pen pal program created to connect Shriners Children's patients of a similar age and diagnosis to write letters to each other.

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Physical Therapist Ingrid Parry Named First Non-Surgeon/Non-Physician President of the American Burn Association

Apr 21, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/04/Ingrid-Parry-Named-President-of-American-Burn-Association

Ingrid Parry, a physical therapist and researcher at Shriners Children’s Northern California, has been named president of the American Burn Association (ABA) for the 2022-2023 year.

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A St. Louis Clown with a Heart for Patients

May 31, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/05/St-Louis-Shriner-Reflection

Noble Robert Gale became a Shrine clown in 1973 in Syracuse, New York.

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COVID-19 From the Perspective of a Budding Epidemiologist

May 28, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/05/COVID-19-from-the-perspective-of-a-budding-epidemiologist

George Gorton, III, MS, CCRP, Ph.D. is the director of planning and business development for the Boston and Springfield Shriners Hospitals. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Health and Epidemiology from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Gorton began working for the Springfield Shriners Hospital in ...

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Spotlight on Steve Flynn

Sep 29, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Spotlight-on-Steve-Flynn

Steve Flynn has worked in the Shriners Hospitals for Children — Boston cafeteria for almost 40 years