THE SHRINE OF NORTH AMERICA AND SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - 2007
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1. What is the total Shrine membership?
Approximately 400,000.
2. How many Shriners temples are there?
There are 191 Shriners temples, or chapters,
throughout the United States, Canada,
Mexico and the Republic of Panama.
3. What was the first Shriners chapter?
Mecca Shriners, organized in New York City in 1872.
4. When did the first Shriners Hospital open, and where is it located?
In 1922, in Shreveport, La.
5. Where are the Shriners Hospitals located that provide burn care?
Galveston, Texas, (opened in 1966); Cincinnati (opened in 1968); Boston (opened
in 1968); and Sacramento, Calif., (opened in 1997).
6. Where are the Shriners Hospitals located that provide spinal cord injury care?
Philadelphia (opened in 1980); Chicago (opened in 1983); and Sacramento, Calif.,
(originally opened in San Francisco in 1984).
7. What is the purpose of Shriners Hospitals for Children?
1) TREATMENT: To provide the highest quality care, encouraging the best recovery possible;
2) RESEARCH: To conduct research in orthopaedics, burns and spinal cord injury, leading to improvements in quality of care and life;
3) EDUCATION: To train medical professionals in the treatment of orthopaedic disabilities, spinal cord injuries and burns.
8. What does it cost for a child to receive care at a Shriners Hospital?
Nothing. All care and services at Shriners Hospitals are provided totally without charge to the patient or family.
9. Where does the money come from to operate the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
Gifts, bequests, income from the endowment fund, hospital fundraising events and the annual assessment paid by every Shriner.
10. What is the total 2007 budget for Shriners Hospitals for Children?
$721 million. The 2007 operating budget is $655 million, including $37 million for research. The capital expenditures budget is $66 million.
11. How much of the 2007 Shriners Hospitals operating budget is used directly for patient care and research at the hospitals?
Approximately 93 percent.
12. To date, how much money has been spent operating the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
Approximately $8.2 billion.
13. To date, how much has been spent on construction costs for the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
Over $1.76 billion.
14. To date, how many children have been helped at the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
Approximately 835,000.
15. In 2006, how many admissions were made to the orthopaedic hospitals?
**23,832
16. In 2006, how many admissions were made to the burn hospitals?
3,973
17. In 2006, how many outpatient, outreach and telemedicine clinic visits were recorded at the 22 hospitals?
296,859
18. Up to what age are children admitted to Shriners Hospitals for Children?
Up to their 18th birthday.
19. What is the average length of stay at the orthopaedic hospitals?
4.12 days
20. What is the average length of stay at the burn hospitals?
4.26 days
All figures, unless otherwise noted, are through Dec. 31, 2006.
* Includes N. California hospital
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Toll-free patient referral numbers & Tunis Shriners Ottawa Number |
Tunis Shriners 613-729-2296 In Canada 1-800-361-7256 In the United States 1-800-237-5055
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