Shriners Hospitals for Children® is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay. Shriners Hospitals for Children® relies on the generosity of donors to deliver this mission every day.
Shriners Hospitals for Children® in Springfield, Massachusetts was established in 1925 to treat children with polio. Over the past 85 years, the hospital has expanded its services to meet the needs of children with various problems of the bones, muscles and joints. From treating the most routine to the most rarely seen orthopaedic conditions…our specially trained medical team strives to put the joys of childhood into the life of every child.
- The Shriners Hospitals for Children® are the philanthropy of the Shriners Fraternity, made up of 350,000 members.
- Children are eligible to receive care at Shriners Hospitals for Children® in Springfield if they are under the age of 18 and their orthopaedic needs can be met by the medical staff.
- Onsite services include inpatient and outpatient care, surgery, occupational and physical therapy, child life, nursing, orthotics and prosthetics, digital x-ray and ultrasound, motion/clinical outcomes assessment lab, family services and clinical nutrition, etc.
- 2,000 children are seen annually at outreach clinics in Maine, New York, US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic and the country of Cyprus.
- The Springfield hospital family consists of 11,776 active patients, 230 employees, 170 volunteers and 23,863 Shriners representing 17 Shrine Centers in New England and New York.
- The hospital is governed by a regional Board of Governors made up of Shriners from New England and Upstate New York. The system has a national Joint Board which establishes the strategic plan and annual budget for all 22 hospitals.
Appointments and Referrals
For an appointment or to make a referral call 413.735.1234 or 800.322.5905.
Non-Discrimination Policy
As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Springfield, Massachusetts does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, or disability in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Springfield, Massachusetts directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Springfield, Massachusetts arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
1. This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Regulations of the US. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 80, 84, and 91.
2. Notification of these principles will be displayed in the main entrance/lobby of the hospital and the hospitals web page @www.shrinershq.org.
Inquiries regarding provision of services should be referred to the Director of Patient Access – Patricia King, RN also known as Section 504 Coordinator 413-787-2000. Hearing impaired patients may contact 711 in Massachusetts, 800-439-0183 from anywhere for teletypewriter (TTY) assistance.
