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Question: What is total Shrine
membership in North America?
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| Answer: Approximately
434,000 |
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Question: How many Shrine Temples are there?
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| Answer: There are 191 Shrine Temples, or chapters, through-out the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Republic of Panama. |
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Question: What was the first Shrine Temple?
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| Answer: Mecca Temple, which was organized in New York City in 1872. |
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Question: When did the first Shriners Hospital open, and where is it located?
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| Answer: In 1922, in Shreveport, La. |
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Question: Where are the burn Shriners Hospitals located, and when did they open?
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| Answer: Galveston, Texas, in 1966; Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1968; Boston, Mass., in 1968; and Sacramento, Calif., in 1997. |
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Question: What is the purpose of Shriners Hospitals for Children?
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Answer: Shriners Hospitals have a three-fold purpose:
1) TREATMENT: To save children's lives and restore their bodies to the highest level of usefulness;
2) RESEARCH: To conduct research into orthopaedic and burn care; and
3) EDUCATION: To train physicians and other medical professionals in the treatment of orthopaedic disabilities and burn injuries. |
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Question: How much does it cost for a child to receive care at a Shriners Hospital?
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| Answer: Nothing. All care and services provided at Shriners Hospitals are totally without charge to the patient and family. |
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Question: Where does the money come from to operate the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
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| Answer: Gifts, bequests, income from the endowment fund, hospital fund-raising events, and the annual assessment paid by every Shriner. |
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Question: Where are the Shrine's three Spinal Cord Injury Centers?
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| Answer: Philadelphia, Pa. (opened in 1980); Chicago, Ill. (opened in 1983); and Sacramento, Calif. (originally opened in San Francisco in 1984). |
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Question: What is the total 2005 budget for Shriners Hospitals for Children?
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| Answer: $625 million. The 2005
operating budget is $580 million, including $28 million allocated
for research. The capital expenditures budget is $45 million. |
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Question: How much of the 2005 Shriners Hospitals operating budget is used directly for patient care and research at the hospitals?
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| Answer: 95 percent |
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Question: To date, how much money has been spent operating the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
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| Answer:
Approximately $7 billion on operating cost. |
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Question: To date, how much has been spent on construction costs for the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
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| Answer: Approximately $1.7 billion |
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Question: To date, how many children have been helped at the 22 Shriners Hospitals?
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| Answer: More than
770,000 |
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Question: In 2004, how many admissions were made to the orthopaedic hospitals?
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| Answer: 23,357 |
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Question: In 2004, how many admissions were made to the burn hospitals?
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| Answer: 4,605 |
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Question: In 2004, how many outpatient and outreach clinic visits were recorded at the 22 hospitals?
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| Answer: 288,465 |
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Question: Up to what age are children admitted to Shriners Hospitals for Children?
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| Answer: Up to their 18th birthday |
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Question: What is the average length of stay at the orthopaedic hospitals?
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| Answer: 6.1 days |
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Question: What is the average length of stay at the burn hospitals?
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| Answer: 6.5 days |
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* All figures, unless otherwise noted, are through Dec. 31, 2004. |
