Funding Non-profit hospital Standards Joint Commission Phone +1 713-797-1616 Founded 1952 | Hospital type Specialist Beds 40 Standard The Joint Commission | |
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Location Houston, Texas, United States Affiliated university University of Texas Medical Branch Address 6977 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit | ||
The Shriners Hospital for Children (Houston) is a non-profit, 40-bed pediatric orthopedic hospital, research and teaching center located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, United States. 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.
Hurricane Ike
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. When the Galveston hospital reopened in 2009, the decision was made to keep the cleft lip program in Houston.