Shriners Hospitals for Children Past, Present and Future Invited Perspective

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Peter Armstrong
George Thompson

Abstract

Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC), previously Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, from its beginning in 1922, has provided care to over 1.4 million children.  The history of this great organization, from its inception to the present is an intriguing story.

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Armstrong, P., & Thompson, G. (2021). Shriners Hospitals for Children Past, Present and Future: Invited Perspective. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2021-228
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Author Biography

Peter Armstrong

Peter F. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC, FAOA, FACS, FAAP

Chief Medical Officer - OrthoPediatrics (Emeritus after March 31, 2021)

Chairman, Clinical Education Medical Advisory Board

Chief Medical Officer – Emeritus

Shriners Hospitals for Children