Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston

Designated by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma as a verified pediatric burn care center, Shriners Hospitals for Children — Galveston provides highly specialized acute, reconstructive and rehabilitative care for children with burns and other soft tissue conditions. Inpatient and outpatient units are designed to allow children to recover in a safe, family-centered environment along the continuum of their care. The world-class physicians, clinicians and researchers are committed to continuously providing advanced burn care and treatment to children from all over the world. Since Shriners Hospitals for Children — Galveston entered the burn care field in 1966, the survival rate of children with burns over more than 50 percent of their body surface has doubled. Today, patients with burns over 90 percent of their body can survive and go on to lead full, productive lives thanks to the cutting-edge clinical care, research and education at the Galveston Shriners Hospital. All care and services are provided regardless of the families’ ability to pay.