Eligibility and Application
Children up to the age of 18 are eligible for care at Shriners Hospitals for Children® if, in the opinion of our physicians, there is a reasonable possibility they can benefit from the specialized services available. Acceptance is based solely on a child’s medical needs.
Application Procedures for Orthopaedic Care, Spinal Cord Rehabilitation, Cleft Lip and Palate Repair and Non-Emergency Burn Care
The service area of Shriners Hospitals for Children® includes the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, the Republic of Panama and Mexico. As of April 2009, we are temporarily not accepting new patients residing outside of these areas.
Go here to download Application for Treatment and Application Instructions in English, Spanish, French and Russian.
http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Main/Admission
| Application Procedures for Emergency Burn Care
The sooner a child with burn injuries reaches a Shriners Hospitals for Children® that specializes in burn treatment, the better the chances of recovery.
In an emergency, the referring physician treating a child with burn injuries should telephone the chief of staff at the Shriners Hospitals for Children® in Boston, Cincinnati, Galveston or Sacramento and indicate that there is a patient needing emergency burn care.
The telephone numbers for emergency admissions to Shriners Hospitals for Children® specializing in burn treatment are:
- Boston: (800) 255-1916
- Cincinnati: (866) 947-7840
- Galveston: (409) 770-6773
- Sacramento: (916) 453-2111
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