SHC-Portland Donor Development Annual Report

Awards & Accolades

Hospital Awards

Staff Awards

U.S. News and World Report’s ranking for Best Children’s Hospitals in the category for Orthopaedics. Through a nationally conducted survey, U.S. News & World Report selects hospitals based on clinical data that includes measures such as patient safety, infection prevention and adequacy of nursing staffing. To earn this prestigious recognition in a specialty category, hospitals must demonstrate exceptional care models and the ability to treat medically complex patients. Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience in Inpatient Pediatric: Press Ganey presents this award to hospitals that have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance. Being recognized in the category for “patient experience” means that the Portland Shriners Hospital ranked higher than 95% of other hospitals when it comes to the quality of the patient experience.

Ellen M. Raney, M.D. was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in the Section on Orthopaedics by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) .

Dominique Laron, M.D. won Best Scientific Poster from the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) during their annual meeting. His presentation titled Fascia iliaca pain block results in lower overall narcotic usage and shorter hospital stays than epidural anesthesia after hip reconstruction in children with cerebral palsy received the highest score among scientific poster abstracts upon review from the awards committee during the meeting. Susy Molano , certified medical interpreter at the Portland Shriners Hospital, was presented with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health. This award is given each year to a leader who has made outstanding contributions towards achieving health equity and implemented system changes in their community.

Michelle Welborn, M.D. , was awarded Best Basic Science Paper from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) for advancing research using biomarker CXM in relation to scoliosis care, a protein discovered by the Portland Shriners Hospital staff in 2018.

Five pediatric orthopaedic physicians from the Portland Shriners Hospital were recognized by Portland Monthly Magazine as a Top Doc . Each year, Portland Monthly polls doctors, physician assistants and nurses in Portland to determine the best doctors in the area based on their accomplishments, education, patient satisfaction surveys and other criteria. Physicians

included are Jeremy Bauer, M.D., Daniel Bouton, M.D., Krister Freese, M.D., Kathryn Fuchs, M.D., and Ellen Raney, M.D.

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Portland

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