Patient Story

First Steps: Johan Walks With Prosthetic Minutes After Fitting

Nov 12, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/Johan-Walks-With-Prosthetic-Minutes-After-Fitting

Johan's care team was was amazed by the patient's rapid progress.

Podcast

A Parents Perspective Chest Wall Conditions

Jan 25, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/01/A-Parents-Perspective-Chest-Wall-Conditions

Podcast with Dee Dee Dolp a parent whose child received care at Shriners Children's Portland for his chest wall condition.

Podcast

Recreational Therapy and Child Life

Jun 15, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/06/Recreational-Therapy-and-Child-Life

Podcast to help you prepare your child for hospital visits, plus info on adaptive sports and art therapy.

Podcast

Nerve Transfers in Pediatric Population

Dec 30, 2019 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2019/12/Nerve-Transfers-in-Pediatric-Population

In a podcast, Felicity Fishman, M.D., explains nerve transfer surgery in children and post-operative care.

Podcast

Brachial Plexus

Apr 20, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2023/04/Brachial-Plexus

Dr. Krister Freese discusses the symptoms and treatment options of brachial plexus injuries.

Patient Story

Shriners Hospitals for Children Feels Like Home to Michael

Mar 04, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/03/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-feels-like-home-to-Michael

Eight-year-old Michael has been a patient at the medical center since he was a baby, and has had nearly a dozen surgeries to treat his scoliosis and a congenital condition called arthrogryposis, which involves stiffness of the joints that limits the range of motion.

Patient Story

Colton: Patient Ambassador

Dec 14, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Colton-Patient-Ambassador

Colton, 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.

Podcast

Cerebral Palsy Care

Nov 06, 2019 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2019/11/Cerebral-Palsy-Care

Podcast with Dr. Jeremy Bauer explaining what cerebral palsy is and how it affects the brain and body, the signs parents should look out for, and the importance of early detection.

News

'Carleigh Claus' Does it Again

Dec 31, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Carleigh-Claus-does-it-again

Our patients, current and former, are always so thoughtful and quick to give back to others; especially for “kids like them,” receiving care at Shriners Healthcare for Children — Florida.

News

COVID-19 Update from the Shreveport Shriners Hospital

Mar 20, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/03/COVID-19-update-from-the-Shreveport-Shriners-Hospital

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Shreveport is actively responding to the unprecedented situation relating to COVID-19/coronavirus. As part of our efforts to help protect our patients, families and staff from exposure, the Shreveport Shriners Hospital has enacted measures that significantly limit a...