| "The World's Greatest Philanthropy" |
The Shriners Hospitals for Children in the Twin Cities is a leading upper Midwest children's hospital providing high quality Pediatric Orthopaedic Care. Located on the east side of the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul, the hospital is a short term 40-bed facility that combines quality medical care with innovative education and research. The hospital is one of 22 Shriners hospitals operated in the United States, Canada and Mexico by the Shrine Fraternity. At Shriners Hospitals, there is no charge to the patient, parent, or any third party. |
 |
Who is eligible for care?
Click here to download the patient application
Shriners Hospitals are open to all children without regard to race, religion or relationship to a Shriner. The highest quality hospital and medical care are provided at no charge to patients, families, or third party payers. A child may be eligible for care at any one of the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children if: |
| |
• the child is under the age of 18 and
• there is a reasonable possibility the child's condition can be successfully treated |
How to apply for care?
To refer a child to the Shriners Hospital for Children/Twin Cities or to obtain an application,
you may call:
|
| |
• Shriners Hospitals for Children's national toll-free patient referral line at
(800) 237-5055 in Tampa, Florida
• Shriners Hospitals for Children/Twin Cities Admissions department at
612-596-6105 or 1-888-293-2832 (toll-free).
• Any Shriner or Shrine Temple
|
Other Shrine Hospitals:
|
• Boston (Burns)
• Chicago
• Cincinnati (Burns)
• Erie
• Galveston (Burns)
• Greenville
• Honolulu
• Houston
• Lexington
• Los Angeles
• Mexico City
|
• Montreal
• Philadelphia
• Portland
• Sacramento
• Salt Lake City
• Shreveport
• Spokane
• Springfield
• St. Louis
• Tampa |
2008 Yelduz Shrine Center Patient Status and Transportation Facts
(as of 8/30/08):
|
Total Patients
Minneapolis Shriners Hospital: 398
Chicago Shriners Hospital: 29
Cincinnati Shriners Hospital: 10
St. Louis Shriners Hospital: 1
Yelduz expenditures as of 8/30/08:
(for gas, lodging, & airfare) $90,000.00
|
Appointments in Minneapolis: 226
Van trips: 23
Van miles driven: 16,100
Yelduz Drivers: All volunteered time
Appointments that patient family drove: 203
Families drove approximately 142,100 miles
Chicago appointments via air: 14
Cincinnati appointments via air: 5
St. Louis appointments via air: 3
|
2010 Yelduz Shrine Center Patient Status and Transportation Facts (as of 4/21/10):
Total Patients
Minneapolis Shriners Hospital: 341
Chicago Shriners Hospital: 33
Cincinnati Shriners Hospital: 11
St. Louis Shriners Hospital: 1
Total: 387
2007 Shriners Hospitals for Children Patient Care Statistics:
In 2007, Shriners Hospitals for Children approved 39,454 new patient applications and
cared for 125,125 patients, providing the following services:
|
| |
• 302,614 outpatient, outreach and telemedicine clinic visits
• 226,455 radiology procedures
• 72,159 orthotic and prosthetic devices
• 25,028 operations
• 422,325 physical therapy treatments
• 200,810 occupational therapy treatments
|
What is the relationship between Shriners and Shriners Hospitals?
|
In a unique interdependent relationship, the Shriners and Shiners Hospitals are
separate but inseparable.
Shriners International supports Shriners Hospitals in many ways: Shrine Temples and clubs often help arrange and pay for transportation for children and parents to the hospitals and entertaining the patients. In addition, Shriners help support the hospitals financially, with each Shriner paying an annual $5 hospital assessment. Temples and clubs also hold many fundraisers, some of which benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
|
|
|
