AnnualReport2021

SHRINERS HOSPITALS d CHILDREN T he members of the Shriners fraternity established Shriners Hospitals for Children because million children from around the world. The health care system has also kept the promise of the founders,

EACHPATIENT MATTERS The staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to giving each patient their total attention, and to doing everything possible to ensure each child receives what they need, and access to every resource available, so they can discover what is possible, believe in their dreams and have full, satisfying time to listen to our patients and help them develop the confidence and self-esteem needed to overcome their challenges and move into the adult world successfully. lives. We are proud of our determination to take the

continuing to provide patients and families with excellent care, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status.

they wanted to make a difference. They wanted to make the world a better place. At the time, a polio epidemic was threatening the lives of children across the U.S., and many children were without proper care. In response, the Shriners chose to establish a children’s hospital to address this situation. What began as one hospital is now a world- renowned health care system with locations in three countries. We all owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the Shriners who had the awareness, compassion and vision to establish Shriners Hospitals for Children, and to designate it as the official philanthropy of the fraternity. Today, Shriners Hospitals for Children is one of the largest pediatric sub- specialty health care systems in the world. Since the first hospital opened in 1922, our philanthropy has provided hope and healing to more than 1.5

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