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Shriners Children’s Chief of Psychology Named 2023 Fellow of American Spinal Injury Association

Feb 02, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Chief-of-Psychology-Named-2023-Fellow-of-ASIA

Kathy 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 Texas Awarded Healthy Kids Healthy Families Grant

Jan 13, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Shriners-Childrens-Texas-awarded-Healthy-Kids-Healthy-Families-grant

Shriners Children's Texas announced it was awarded a Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® (HKHF) grant by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX).

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Five Physicians at Portland Shriners Hospital Recognized with Top Doctors Honor

Dec 31, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Five-physicians-at-Portland-Shriners-Hospital-recognized-with-Top-Doctors-honor

Earlier this month, Portland Monthly Magazine announced the Top Doctors list for 2021, and five physicians from the Portland Shriners Hospital were selected and included in the section for pediatric orthopaedics.

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Spina Bifida Treatment Approved by FDA for Human Clinical Trials

Oct 08, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Spina-bifida-treatment-approved-by-FDA-for-human-clinical-trials

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California’s surgeon in chief, Diana Farmer, M.D., and principal investigator for the Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Aijun Wang, Ph.D., have received approval for a human clinical trial from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to tes...

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2020 DAISY Award Given to Cindy Gregory

Nov 30, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/2020-DAISY-Award-given-to-Cindy-Gregory

Congratulations to Cindy Gregory, RN, who was named the 2020 DAISY Award recipient for Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City!

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Shriners Children’s Receives Record Number of Press Ganey Awards

Jan 30, 2023 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®.

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Shriners Children’s Doctor Colleen Ryan Breaks New Ground in Burn Care

Oct 04, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/10/Research-Spotlight-Burn-Care

The Boston surgeon and researcher has studied the field for more than 35 years.

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Anticipation Equals Excellence

Nov 29, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Anticipation-equals-excellence

Scott Luhmann, M.D., is in the midst of a complex spinal surgery in a brightly lit, chilly operating room when he reaches up his hand and prepares to call for the next needed instrument. Before the words are even fully formed in the mouth of the chief of staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St...

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Hospital Employees Recognized as Great Catch All Stars

Nov 03, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Hospital-employees-recognized-as-Great-Catch-All-Stars

During a socially distanced ceremony, 10 Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California employees were recognized as Great Catch All Stars by their colleagues and the Quality & Patient Safety Department.

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Wings of Courage

Sep 02, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Wings-of-Courage

Due to a change in regulations on board aircraft, kids were no longer allowed to visit the flight deck, and this saddened Captain McKinnon. In 2001, he came up with the idea to bring the flight deck visits to the children.