The Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia and the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City will hold a free outreach clinic for children with orthopedic conditions in the city on Dec. 9. The clinic will take place at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. According to a news release issued by the Hospital for Special Surgery, patients will be picked up at their homes upon request and brought to the hospital for examination free of charge. The clinic is open to all children under 18 years of age.
Any child having an orthopedic problem is eligible for examination and treatment.
Advance appointments are required, stated the release. Shriners Hospitals provide care for all pediatric orthopedic problems, with the exception of acute trauma, and claim expertise in spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, scoliosis, spina bifida, hand disorders and others. The Hospital for Special Surgery claims to be the leading orthopedic, rheumatologic and rehabilitation speciality hospital.