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Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of  22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing  pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching  programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopedic  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.

Shriners, or Shrine Masons belong to Shriners International.  The Shrine is an international Fraternity of  approximately 500,000 members who belong to Shrine Centers throughout the  United States, Canada, Mexico, Republic of Panama The Philippines, and Germany.  Founded in New York City in 1872, the organization is composed solely of Master  Masons.  Members of Shriners International are members of the Masonic Order and  adhere to the principles of Freemasonry — Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.