Our pediatric care teams have been led by some of the most innovative doctors in the world, which has been the case for nearly years. In the s, the first Shriners Hospital was opened primarily to help children who had contracted polio.
Today, the majority of our locations provide care for children with all types of orthopaedic conditions, including clubfoot, hip disorders, limb deficiencies and deformities, scoliosis, and orthopaedic difficulties related to cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular conditions. Aware of a need for medical expertise in pediatric burn care, we opened three hospitals specializing in acute and rehabilitative burn care in the mids. These are the only hospitals that were initially established exclusively for the treatment of pediatric burns and related conditions.
A fourth hospital in our health care system offers treatment in all four of our care disciplines, including burns. These hospitals continue to be pioneers in pediatric burn treatment and research and are recognized as leaders in the development of improved and innovative treatment techniques. These initiatives offer patients a complete range of services that help promote recovery to the fullest extent possible. Facial clefts are one of the most common birth defects in the U. Despite the frequency of its occurrence and the severity of the deformities, comprehensive care for patients with cleft lip and palate can be difficult to obtain.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to improving care for children with this condition through a coordinated program of clinical excellence, teaching and research. Over time, our researchers have made significant breakthroughs in all four of our service lines, improving the care and quality of life for countless children worldwide, while adding to the global body of medical knowledge.
We are also proud of our role in medical education. Louis, MO. Constructed in as the first Shriners' Hospital in Missouri, one of seventeen such early hospitals in the country, the building was the largest and most centrally-located unit of the Shriners' Hospital system. Two subsequent buildings comprised of a separate nurses' home and a classroom addition completed the complex in The Shriners' was among the first specialized orthopedic hospitals where services were provided to children free of charge; the St.
Louis location served as a major center for the study and research development in the treatment of physically challenged children. To further its cause, the hospital also provided education in the field to train nurses; a separate nurse's home provided on site occupancy.
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