Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston)

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Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston)
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Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston)
Geography
LocationHouston, Texas, United States
Coordinates 29°42′16″N95°24′20″W / 29.70444°N 95.40556°W / 29.70444; -95.40556
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type Specialist
Affiliated university University of Texas Medical Branch
Services
Standards Joint Commission
Beds40
SpecialityPediatric orthopaedics
History
Opened1952
Closed2021
Links
Website Shriners Hospital - Texas
Lists Hospitals in Texas
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SHC
Location within Texas Medical Center

The Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston) was a non-profit, 40-bed pediatric orthopedic hospital, research and teaching center located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, United States. At the time it was one of 22 hospitals belonging to the Shriners Hospital for Children Network. Faculty worked closely with the Baylor College of Medicine, Scott and White Hospital, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. [1]

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Hurricane Ike

Prior to Hurricane Ike in 2008, the cleft lip and palate program had been based at the institution's sister hospital, Shriners Hospital for Burned Children in nearby Galveston. The storm briefly closed the Galveston hospital, and in the interim, both burn and cleft lip patients were seen at the Houston orthopedic hospital. [2] When the Galveston hospital reopened in 2009, the decision was made to keep the cleft lip program in Houston. [3]

Closing

In January 2020 it was announced that Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston would be closing their facility and transferring staff and programs to their sister hospital, Shriners Hospital for Burned Children, in Galveston. The merger was expected to be completed by the 4th Quarter of 2020 with the closing of the Houston Hospital occurring in early 2021. After the merger the Shriners Hospital for Burned Children -- Galveston would be renamed Shriners Hospitals for Children - Texas, to reflect the expanded programs and services. [4] [5] [6]

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References

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  2. Elder, Laura (July 7, 2009). "Shriners vote to keep Isle burns hospital open". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
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