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Patient Story
Mother of Burn Patient Encourages Kitchen Safety During Burn Awareness Week
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/02/Kohens-StoryIn December 2021, Kohen, an active 1½-year-old, grabbed onto the cord of a nearby rice cooker while sitting at his high chair in the kitchen.
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Patient Story
Juan Diego is Back in the House
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/11/Juan-DiegoWhether he is working with his therapist, getting ready for surgery or having fun with other patients, Juan Diego can always be seen sporting his signature smile.
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Patient Story
Chloe's Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/10/ChloeInspired by the care she received at Shriners Children's Boston, Chloe is already raising funds to support other children with burn injuries.
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Patient Story
Parker's Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/04/Parkers-StoryHow Parker found himself again after a serious car accident left him in need of a prosthetic leg
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Podcast
Hand Conditions & Brachial Plexus
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/06/Hand-Conditions-and-Brachial-PlexusPodcast with Felicity Fishman, M.D., on treatment for hand conditions and brachial plexus in children.
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News
Stopping Pain From the Inside
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Stopping-pain-from-the-insideWhat if, instead of addressing post-surgery pain with a pill or IV drip, a patient’s own cells could be triggered to prevent it? This is one of the goals of a new field of medicine created by investigators with the Research center at the Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis.
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Patient Story
Talented Patient Credits Nurses for Life-Transforming Care – and Her New Career Goal
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Talented-patient-credits-nurses-for-life-transforming-care-and-her-new-career-goal -
Patient Story
Stronger Bonds, Brighter Future
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Stronger-bonds-brighter-futureHannah arrived in the United States on Christmas Eve last year, held in the arms of her new adoptive parents, Deanne and Matt. She stepped into a family filled with love, Christmas traditions and new siblings – three, to be exact – more than 8,000 miles from the orphanage in India she had called hom...
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News
First in Chicago to Offer New Lightweight Prosthetic Partial Hand for Teenagers
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/First-in-Chicago-to-offer-new-lightweight-prosthetic-partial-hand-for-teenagersThe Prosthetic and Orthotic Services (POPS) department now offers a lighter-weight hand prosthetic for teens. Shriners Hospitals is the first hospital in Chicago to offer the M-Fingers carbon fiber technology specifically designed to fit children.
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News
Do you know what pollicization is?
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Sabes-qu-es-la-pulgarizacinPollicization is currently one of the procedures performed quite frequently at Shriners Hospital. This procedure consists in converting one of the fingers of the hand into a thumb for patients who are unfortunately born without this finger, or that have lost their thumb due to some type of trauma. T...