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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Fact Sheet
| Charter Date: | October 6, 1921 |
| Founded By: | Orthopedic surgeon Dr. W.B. Carrell and a group of local Masons |
| Conditions Treated: | Orthopedic conditions including scoliosis, clubfoot, congenital dislocated hip, Legg-Perthes, limb length differences, limb deficiencies, spina bifida and learning disorders, such as dyslexia |
| Patients Treated: | • More than 16,000 active patients, birth to 18 years of age • More than 40,000 outpatient visits were scheduled in fiscal 2007 • 2,089 surgeries were performed in fiscal 2007 • More than 180,000 patients treated since the hospital’s inception |
| Licensed Beds: | 100 beds |
| Inpatient Stay: | Average length of stay is less than four days |
| Admission Requirements: | Orthopedic • Texas resident • Birth to 18 years of age • Referral by a physician for a condition that can be treated at the hospital Dyslexia and Learning Disorders • Texas resident • 5 through 14 years old • Referral by a physician for a suspected learning disorder |
| Hospital Staff: | • 10 orthopedic surgeons, 23 total full-time staff physicians • More than 750 staff members |
| Hospital Auxiliary: | • More than 750 volunteers between the ages of 14 and 94 • More than 100,700 volunteer hours logged annually |
| Hospital Background: | Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age. |
| Contact: | For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit www.tsrhc.org. |
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