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From Burn Survivor to Burn Surgeon: Jason Heard, M.D., Encourages Burn Safety

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Shriners-Childrens-Physician-Urges-Safety-During-National-Burn-Awareness-Week

Jason Heard, M.D., was nearly killed after playing with flammable liquids in the backyard with his childhood friends.

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Shriners Children’s Southern California Encourages Awareness During National Scoliosis Awareness Month

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/06/National-Scoliosis-Awareness-Month

June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month, and the medical staff at Shriners Children’s are reminding parents about the importance of scoliosis screenings in children and adolescents.

male provider with female scoliosis patient

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Camp Winning Hands Creates Fun Video for Summer 2020 Campers

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Camp-Winning-Hands-creates-fun-video-for-summer-2020-campers

Camp Winning Hands, an overnight summer camp for children with congenital hand differences, recently released a creative video for campers who would have attended camp during summer 2020.

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Shriners Children’s Receives Record Number of Press Ganey Awards

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/01/Press-Ganey-Awards-2022

Shriners Children's was recently honored with nine Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards® and five Pinnacle of Excellence Awards®.

Celebrating Press Ganey awards - physician with a child and both are smiling

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Treating Pediatric Burns: Five Myths and Misconceptions

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Treating-Pediatric-Burns

Shriners Children's burn specialists weigh in and offer five common myths and misconceptions about treating pediatric burns.

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Patients Pie Sacramento Firefighters and Shriners Children's Staff

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/03/Sacramento-Firefighters

Sacramento firefighters and Shriners Children’s staff give confidence and a foundation for peer-to-peer communication to patients at a community reintegration event.

patient and firefighter with pie in face

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Orthopaedic Surgeon Jacob Carl, M.D., Joins the Team!

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Orthopaedic-surgeon-Jacob-Carl-MD-joins-the-team

We are happy to welcome Jacob Carl, M.D., to our medical staff. Dr. Carl is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon with an emphasis in sports medicine in children.

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Salt Lake City Shriners Hospital Ranks in Top 25 Best Children's Hospitals

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Salt-Lake-City-Shriners-Hospital-ranks-in-top-25-best-childrens-hospitals

U.S. News & World Report has announced its 2020-2021 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings and the Salt Lake City hospital, in partnership with the University of Utah Health and Primary Children’s Hospital, ranked #24 in the nation in the orthopedics category.

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As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/As-families-defer-pediatric-doctor-visits-scoliosis-diagnoses-may-be-missed

As a physician, I am concerned about how the reduction in preventative care today will affect the state of our public’s health tomorrow. As an orthopedic spine specialist, I am especially concerned about how the current pandemic will affect preteens who are in the early stages of developing adolesce...

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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-Home

National Burn Awareness Week focuses on scald education and prevention, February 4-10.

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