Scottish Rite for Children

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, located in Dallas, is a pediatric hospital specializing in the treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.

Hospital details

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children opened its doors to the children of Texas in 1921. One of Dallas’ first orthopedic surgeons, W. B. Carrell, M.D., was approached by a group of Texas Masons who recognized a growing need to provide superior medical care to children suffering from polio regardless of a family’s ability to pay. With the introduction of the Salk and Sabin vaccines in the mid-1950s, which virtually eradicated polio in the Western Hemisphere, the hospital broadened its focus to other orthopedic conditions. Helped by supporters throughout the country, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has emerged as one of the nation’s leading medical centers for the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions and sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.

Each year, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children provides extensive treatment and therapy for thousands of children with orthopedic conditions, including scoliosis, clubfoot, hip conditions, limb-length differences, hand conditions and sports medicine related conditions.

Through the hospital’s Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders, specific learning disorders, such as dyslexia, are evaluated and treated. Through the hospital’s videotaped dyslexia and literacy training programs, thousands of Texas students have learned to read and write.

The hospital had 39,921 outpatient visits and performed 2,633 surgeries during fiscal 2017. All of our physicians hold faculty appointments at UT Southwestern Medical Center and are renowned for extraordinary patient care, outstanding research and teaching of medical students, residents and fellows from around the world. More than 1,000 dedicated volunteers play an active role at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, supporting a staff of more than 1,000 full-time staff members. The volunteers assist in patient care and administration, donating more than 88,000 hours in 2017.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is governed by a board of trustees who are members of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Texas. Scottish Rite Masons are affiliated with Freemasonry, a worldwide fraternal organization whose members share a common desire to better themselves as citizens and members of society. Financial support from the Scottish Rite or broader Masonic groups is on an individual, voluntary basis. The hospital is not affiliated with the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Thanks to generous donors, supporters and volunteers, the hospital is carrying out its mission of giving children back their childhood. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call 214-559-5000 or 800-421-1121 or visit scottishritehospital.org.

Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center

In October of 2018, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children took a historic step to expand its footprint by opening a second facility. Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center is located in Frisco, Texas, at the northeast corner of Lebanon Road and the Dallas North Tollway. The facility is anchored by the Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine, but also offers many of the same services as the Dallas campus. Scottish Rite for Children offers clinic visits and day surgeries for children with orthopedic issues.

The Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco offers orthopedic outpatient clinics, a fracture clinic which will accept walk-in patients with no physician referral, a leading-edge Movement Science Lab with specialized capabilities for sport-specific training and testing to be co-located by several state-of-the-art physical therapy gyms focusing on sports injury or general orthopedic rehabilitation, two operating rooms for day surgeries, as well as shelled space for future ORs. There are on-site radiology services, as well as dedicated space for psychology, an infusion lab and other ancillary patient services to support the unique integrated care model designed by Scottish Rite Hospital to treat the whole child, rather than simply the condition.

Research

The hospital’s Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research supports and encourages collaboration between researchers and physicians as they search for new ways to solve our patients' individual challenges. Medical breakthroughs and new technologies developed through Scottish Rite Hospital’s research efforts, such as the TSRH® SILO™ 5.5 Spinal System, TRUE/LOK™ External Fixation System and the discovery of the first gene associated with idiopathic scoliosis, have dramatically impacted the lives of not only children treated at the hospital but also throughout the world. To date, more than 30 of our researchers’ discoveries have been patented.

External links

• Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital