Asiya Shrine Shriners Hospitals for Children Screening

Asiya Shrine Temple Sponsors

Shriners Hospital Screening Clinic

in Marin County

On Saturday, June 2, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the Asiya Shrine Temple of San Mateo will sponsor a free screening clinic for admission to the Shriners Hospital. The location of the clinic is the San Rafael Canal Welcome Center, 141 Alto Street, San Rafael, CA 94901.

Screening will be performed by volunteer doctors from the community to determine whether the child has a condition that can be treated free of charge at a Shrine Hospital. The clinic will enable local children and their families avoid unnecessary long-distance travel to a Shriners Hospital inorder to determine medical eligibility.

The types of conditions treated are: Scoliosis and spinal deformities, clubfoot and related deformities, osteogenesis imperfecta, spina bifida/myelodysplasia, neuromuscular disorders, hand problems, hip disorders, orthopedic problems resulting from cerebral palsy, missing limbs/limb deficiencies, leg length discrepancies, metabolic bone disease, skeletal growth abnormalities, spinal cord injuries, and burn injuries.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge. There are 18 orthopaedic Shriners Hospitals, three Shriners Hospitals dedicated to treating children with severe burns, and one Shriners Hospital that provides orthopaedic, burn and spinal cord injury care. Shriners Hospitals are located throughout North America - 20 in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada. These "Centers of Excellence" serve as major referral centers for children with complex orthopaedic and burn problems.

There is never a charge to the patient, parent or any third party for any service or medical treatment received at Shriners Hospitals. Shriners Hospitals accept and treat children without regard to race, religion or relationship to a Shriner. Any child may be eligible for treatment at a Shriners Hospital if the child is under 18 and if, in the opinion of the hospital's chief of staff, the child has an orthopaedic or burn condition that Shriners Hospitals can help.

All of the orthopaedic hospitals are equipped and staffed to treat children with congenital orthopaedic deformities, problems resulting from orthopaedic injuries, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including cleft lip and palate treatment at some facilities. Three of the orthopaedic hospitals (in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Sacramento) also have special programs dedicated to caring for children with spinal cord injuries. The Shriners Hospitals in Boston, Cincinnati, Galveston, and Sacramento treat children with acute, new / fresh burns; children needing plastic reconstructive or restorative surgery as a result of "healed" burns; children with severe scarring, resulting in contractures or interference with mobility of the limbs; and children with scarring and deformity of the face.

Children waiting to be screened will be entertained by clowns from the Asiya Shrine Temple's clown unit.

Mill Valley Masonic Lodge No. 356, F & AM will provide free Kids-IDs to all children attending the screening clinic.

If you know a child Shriners Hospitals might be able to help, call toll-free at 1-800-237-5055 (in the U.S.) or 1-800-361-7256 (in Canada) or see the admissions page.