| Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston) | |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission |
| Beds | 40 |
| Speciality | Pediatric orthopaedics |
| History | |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Links | |
| Website | Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston) |
| Lists | Hospitals in Texas |
The Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston) is a non-profit, 40-bed pediatric orthopaedic hospital, research and teaching center located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA. It is one of 22 hospitals belonging to the Shriners Hospital for Children Network. Faculty work closely with the Baylor College of Medicine, Scott White Hospital and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.[1]
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Prior to Hurricane Ike in 2008, the cleft lip and palate program had been based at the institutions's sister hospital, Shriners Hospital for Burned Children in nearby Galveston. The storm briefly closed the Galveston hospital, and in the interim both burn & cleft lip patients were seen at the Houston orthopedic hospital.[2] When the Galveston hospital reopened in 2009, the decision was made to keep the cleft lip program in Houston.[3]