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Staff Receives the COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Staff-receives-the-COVID-19-vaccineShriners Hospitals for Children — Springfield staff has begun administering the COVID-19 vaccine to hospital employees. It has received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to vaccinate all 200+ hospital employees, although taking the vaccine is not mandatory.
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Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects muscle tone, growth, cognitive behavior and a child’s overall development. It is one of many orthopedic syndromes that are treated at Shriners Children's.
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Shriners Children's offers treatment for tracheoesophageal fistula, which is an abnormal connection in one or more places between the esophagus and the trachea.
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Diastrophic Dysplasia
Diastrophic dysplasia, also known as diastrophic dwarfism, is a rare genetic condition that can cause dwarfism, where a child’s legs and arms do not grow and develop to the typical adult length.
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Meet Our Care Managers!
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Meet-our-care-managersNational Case Management Week 2020 is October 11 – 17 and we are celebrating our dedicated and compassionate care managers.
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Latest COVID-19 Updates from the Shreveport Shriners Hospital
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/06/Latest-COVID-19-updates-from-the-Shreveport-Shriners-HospitalHealth and safety protocols in place at the Shreveport Shriners Hospital in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).
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Orthopedic Screenings and Medical Education in El Salvador
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/07/Orthopedic-Screenings-and-Medical-Education-in-El-SalvadorA medical team from Shriners Children’s, led by Micheal Wattenbarger, M.D., chief of staff at Shriners Children’s Greenville, traveled to El Salvadorto conduct orthopedic screenings.
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Shriners Children’s Chief of Psychology Named 2023 Fellow of American Spinal Injury Association
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Chief-of-Psychology-Named-2023-Fellow-of-ASIAKathy Zebracki, Ph.D., was recently acknowledged as a recipient of the 2023 Fellow of the American Spinal Injury Association award.
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Shriners Children's Outreach Clinic Goes To Cyprus
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Cyprus-Clinic-VisitIn an effort to care for more kids in more places, staff of Shriners Children’s travels to Cyprus to provide care and expertise across the world.
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Shriners Children’s Northern California Becomes Second in Nation to Achieve Highest Level of Musculoskeletal Surgical Verification
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/12/ACS-DesignationLevel I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal verification requires pediatric hospitals to meet strict standards.