Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 I am a Shriner here in New Brunswick and I can tell you just how tough it is to run those hospitals each year. I will give you a bit of background. Shriners are a fun branch of the Freemasons. First you become a Freemason, then you had to join one of either the ish Rite or York Rite groups (Which also have their own funds, hospitals or charities), and once you were a members of either of those you could then join the Shrine. Freemasonry is in decline because the older members are dying off faster than new members are joining. With fewer members coming in the Shrine started to loose a lot of members every year. These were generally the older more affluent members. It's also expensive for a member to belong to all these groups and donate money towards each their causes. So with declining membership and increases in operating costs in the hospitals it has now dropped the requirement of having to join the ish Rite and York Rite prior to being a member. So now you become a Freemason and then you can join the Shrine immediately afterwards. The annual dues that each Shriner pays to belong in part go towards a fund that is set up for the running of the hospitals. The Shriner Hospitals was primarily funded by the interest on their investments. However in the last several years as most of us are aware the investments went flat and started loosing money. So they got hit by a double whammy... lower membership and declining interest on investments. Each Temple or jurisdiction is then responsible for raising money to send the children in it's area to the hospital closest to it. So most of the fundraising on the local level goes straight into a transportation fund which for this small area is over 200,000.00 CND per year. So the donations that the actual individual Shriner makes towards the hospitals can be very considerable. If you factor in time and energy then the effort is enormous. And it's all goes towards giving free quality medical care to children... If you are able to support the Shrine please do so has it really can use the money and it does go to a great cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 Jolene, or , A question about Shriners. When I was a young teenager, my parents were told to take me to Shriners in Boston. Apparently, they investigated and found that, in order for me to have scoliosis at that time, they would have to sign over guardianship. That made them back away. I don't know if they knew that the surgery would have been free or anything like that. I was later told that I didn't get treatment because they were unwilling to sign over the guardianship. Does this still happen? Or was it because it would have been such a long (very long) hospitalization back then? Just curious. I certainly have heard of their good work. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 Thank you for the info, Jolene. My father is a Mason and I'll ask him about donating to the Shriners' hospitals. -- Lana ** **** ******** --------------------------------- >RETURN MEMORIAL DAY TO MAY 30TH< --------------------------------- ******** **** ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 Not sure what that was about. It might have had something to do with you being under their care while away from your folks or something. Now they pay for one guardian of the child to go the hospital with them. So one parent or guardian is allowed to go per child. I don't really understand what your parents experienced. Anyway I believe they sign the same forms you would normally sign if you were getting a child's surgery done at any other hospital. They follow the same procedures I believe. The recovery time in the seventies was months... not weeks or days like now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Alesha, We went to the Shriners in Philadelphia. The hospital itself is absolutely wonderful. If your application is accepted (which is not based on your finances, so you don't have to worry that you make too much/too little) all of your treatment at the hospital is free of charge. You can even have help traveling there and accommodations if you'd like. Which Shriners were you looking into? -- Shriners Hospitals We are trying to get LIndsay in with Shriners Hospital. Does anyone else use Shriners and/or if not, what has anyone heard. Alesha 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Hi, We used to have a mom on this list whos (2-3yrs old)baby went to Shriners.They covered the price of Enbrel.Very expensive around $700 a month.Go for it !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Philadelphia and Erie Shriners do. I don’t know about the others. shriners hospitals I know many of you are getting treatment thru doctors at Shriner's hospitals. I am closest to the philadelphia location and went on their website for some information. Interesting that their page about scoliosis discusses treatments but they don't mention casting.. only observation, bracing and surgery. Obviously I'd have to get into see the doctors and get more info. But do all the Shriner hospitals support casting? It seems many of the parents are very enthusiastic about their experiences with Shriner hospitals so I want to seek this out as an option for us. Thanks, , mother to Emma 4 months 37degree curve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Unfortunately, not all Shriners apply Early Treatment (ET) w/ Mehta’s specialized EDF casting.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of FordSent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:02 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: shriners hospitals I know many of you are getting treatment thru doctors at Shriner's hospitals. I am closest to the philadelphia location and went on their website for some information. Interesting that their page about scoliosis discusses treatments but they don't mention casting.. only observation, bracing and surgery. Obviously I'd have to get into see the doctors and get more info. But do all the Shriner hospitals support casting? It seems many of the parents are very enthusiastic about their experiences with Shriner hospitals so I want to seek this out as an option for us. Thanks, , mother to Emma 4 months 37degree curve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hi there! Shriner's Philadelphia DOES to EDF Mehta casting. That is where we go ... and my son is in his third cast. Best of luck! > > Philadelphia and Erie Shriners do. I don't know about the others. > > > > shriners hospitals > > > > > > I know many of you are getting treatment thru doctors at Shriner's > hospitals. I am closest to the philadelphia location and went on their > website for some information. Interesting that their page about scoliosis > discusses treatments but they don't mention casting.. only observation, > bracing and surgery. Obviously I'd have to get into see the doctors and get > more info. But do all the Shriner hospitals support casting? It seems many > of the parents are very enthusiastic about their experiences with Shriner > hospitals so I want to seek this out as an option for us. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > , mother to Emma 4 months 37degree curve > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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