Shriners Hospitals for Children

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Shriner's Hospitals for Children

Nickname	Shriner's Children's
Established	1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Type	Nonprofit organization
Legal status	501(c)(3) organization
Purpose	Children's hospitals
Headquarters	Tampa, Florida
Region served	North America
Owner	Shriners International
Website	www.shrinerschildrens.org

Shriners Hospitals for Children, commonly known as Shriners Children's, is a network of non-profit children's hospitals and other pediatric medical facilities across North America. Children 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. Care for children is usually provided until age 18, although in some cases, it may be extended to age 21.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the hospitals are owned and operated by Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a Freemasonry-related organization whose members are known as Shriners. Patients are not required to have any familial affiliation with the Shriners order nor Freemasonry. The hospitals advertising campaign features the tagline, "Love to the Rescue."