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Patient Story
Colton: Patient Ambassador
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Colton-Patient-AmbassadorColton, from West Springfield, Massachusetts, became a patient at the Springfield Shriners Hospital in 2012 when he was 3 years old. He was born with a condition known as spina bifida, specifically L2-L3 myelodysplasia, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly.
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Patient Story
Eating, Sleeping, and Breathing Soccer
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/03/Kianas-StoryShe had speed, physical strength, and above all the spark in her heart and fire in her eyes.
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Patient Story
Meet Hasi and Grace
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Meet-Hasi-and-GraceBy the end of that week in Vegas, the new group of friends had made a plan to visit Grace in Missouri for her family’s annual 4th of July party. The girls were so excited to know they would see each other again and build on these already special friendships.
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Service
Psychiatry and Psychological Services
Our psychologists at Shriners Children's specialize in evaluating and providing support to children and their families who are adjusting to a new diagnosis or having difficulty in their everyday lives due to trauma.
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Service
Wheelchair & Seating
Shriners Children's wheelchair, seating and mobility program is a custom seating clinic available to children with seating needs. Practitioners, technicians and volunteers use tools like seat simulation, pressure mapping and hands on adjustments.
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News
A Mission to Make a Difference: Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada Team in Ecuador
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2025/05/Ecuador-Mission-2025The mission’s goal is to improve the lives of people in developing countries who are in desperate need of medical and surgical care by providing treatment, public health education and ongoing training.
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Patient Story
Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Help Teen Girl Pursue Her Passions
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Darlington Raceway & Shriners Children’s Partner on Presenting Sponsorship of Shriners Children’s Presents Darlington Labor Day Race Weekend
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/08/Shriners-Darlington-PartnershipDarlington Raceway & Shriners Children’s Partner on Presenting Sponsorship of Shriners Children’s Presents Darlington Labor Day Race Weekend.
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News
Shaping Future Surgeons Through Fellowship
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/06/Spine-FellowsShriners Children's Philadelphia offers an extensive orthopedic fellowship program in three major service lines: upper extremity, lower extremity and spine.
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Patient Story
The Story of Big James
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/The-story-of-Big-JamesThey called him Big James, and when he was tracking down varsity quarterbacks as a high school underclassman in the state championships, he was a special sight to see – especially to those who knew The Story.