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First Shriners Children’s Patient
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-BracesAileen, a little girl with clubfoot, is considered to be the first patient of Shriners Hospitals.
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History of Patient Education at Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Patient-Education-HistorySince its establishment, Shriners Children’s has made an effort to ensure its patients keep up with their schoolwork.
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The First Shriners Hospital
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Photo-ShreveportThe hospital, located at the corner of Kings and Samford in Shreveport was dedicated on April 20, 1923.
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1934 Letter to Patient Family
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1934-LetterThis letter was written by Margaret Watson, then superintendent of Shriners Children’s Springfield, to a patient’s family.
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Shriners Children's Burn Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Burn-Care-HistoryAt Imperial Session in Toronto in 1962, the committee offered a resolution to add burn care to the health care system’s list of specialties.
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Shriners Children's Cleft Lip and Palate Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Cleft-Lip-and-Palate-Care-HistoryIn 2005, the Joint Boards of Directors of Shriners Children’s and Shriners International officially added treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate to the healthcare system’s care disciplines.
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Bone Lengthening Device
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1930s-Bone-Lengthening-DeviceThis device was used in the early years of Shriners Children’s to lengthen the bones of patients with limb length discrepancies.
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Pedograph
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1920s-PedographThe pedograph was a medical device patented in 1923 by Podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl that was used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground.
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Spinal Cord Injury Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Care-HistoryIn the 1980s, Shriners Children’s identified another need in pediatric medical care – rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries.
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Shriner Story: Meet John-Michael Phillips
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/Videos/2024/01/passion-for-performanceGet to know John-Michael Phillips of Ballut Abyad Shriners, founder of Cause-Players, a cosplay unit for a cause.