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Companies and Community Provide Patients Toys and Gifts
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Companies-and-community-provide-patients-toys-and-giftsWe are grateful for the support of area businesses, foundations and community organizations who provide toys and monetary donations. In 2020 many companies shifted to electronic or monetary options due to the pandemic.
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Do you know what pollicization is?
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Sabes-qu-es-la-pulgarizacinPollicization is currently one of the procedures performed quite frequently at Shriners Hospital. This procedure consists in converting one of the fingers of the hand into a thumb for patients who are unfortunately born without this finger, or that have lost their thumb due to some type of trauma. T...
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A $2 Million Donation in Honor of Her Brother
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/03/Billhartz-DonationMarcia Billhartz and her brother, Ed Allan, have been close siblings and friends for a lifetime. That relationship led her to donate $2 million to Shriners Children's St. Louis – in his name.
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2025 Rose Parade Float Riders and About Our Float
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/12/2025-Rose-Parade-Float-Rider-ProfilesFor the 14th consecutive year, Shriners Children’s will participate in the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda.
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Shriners Children’s Northern California Hosts 33rd Annual Ashley Lectureship Series
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/04/Shriners-Childrens-Northern-California-Hosts-Ashley-LectureshipThe orthopedic department at Shriners Children’s Northern California proudly hosted the esteemed annual R. Kirklin Ashley Lectureship Series, embodying our dedication to elevating care standards through clinical excellence and ongoing education.
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Recreational Therapy Provides Comforting Fun for Shriners Children’s Patients
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Recreational-Therapy-MonthShriners Children's employs recreational therapists across the country to help calm nerves and promote comfort for our patients.
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Matchups for the 2025 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic Announced
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2025/08/2025-Shriners-Childrens-Charleston-Classic-Matchups-AnnouncedThe brackets for the 2025 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, an event with two four-team brackets, will be played on November 21 and 23 at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Shriners Children’s Helps Families Prevent Scald Burns at Home
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/01/Prevent-Scald-Burns-at-HomeNational Burn Awareness Week focuses on scald education and prevention, February 4-10.
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Trifecta of 'Nobel Prize' Awards
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Trifecta-of-Nobel-Prize-awardsFarshid Guilak, Ph.D., has won what industry insiders call the Nobel Prize for orthopaedics – for the third time. The director of the Research Center at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis earned this year’s Kappa Delta award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as he celebrates...
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Community Member Sews Over 1,000 Face Masks for Patients During Coronavirus Pandemic
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Community-member-sews-over-1000-face-masks-for-patients-during-coronavirus-pandemicEvery Thursday, Georganne hands over two dozen hand-sewn facemasks to her neighbor Rena, a medical staff credential specialist at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Georgeann has sewn over 1,000 facemasks for patients and their familie...