Dear Nobles,
Your philanthropic and volunteer work to support Shriners Children’s has once again made a major impact in this world. This week, a pediatric burn hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, reached out to us for our help with two children who need our specialized burn care. On Wednesday, these two children, each with a parent, arrived in Boston for the highly specialized care that only a Shriners Children’s pediatric burn center can provide.
Shriners Children’s has a long history of providing urgent and long-standing consistent care to the children of Ukraine, thanks to relationships with trusted humanitarian and government organizations. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. and the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, along with the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security were integral in our efforts to help these children.
“Due to the current state of affairs in Ukraine, the country’s medical infrastructure is understandably challenged,†said John McCabe, executive vice president of the Shriners Children’s healthcare system. “We are uniquely positioned to help these children from Ukraine, because our physicians, nurses and therapists have extensive experience in providing care for children who suffer life-threatening burn injuries, including in natural disaster or other urgent situations. Our team members are using the most current research-based treatments in pediatric burn care.â€
Shriners Children’s stands ready to care for more children from the region who can benefit from our specialized care. In the last decade, we have established medical “go teams†from our hospitals to be available any time there is a disaster or need for emergency care for children.
Shriners Children’s care is sought out throughout the world for complex pediatric burns cases, because our physicians and care teams have contributed to most of the significant advancements in acute and reconstructive pediatric burn care. We provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care to children with burn injuries and cutaneous conditions anywhere in the world.
The burn service team at Shriners Children’s Boston, directed by Robert L. Sheridan, M.D., provides multidisciplinary care in all aspects of burn care, which includes surgery, treatment, rehabilitation and psychological support.Â
The Shriners Children’s healthcare system has provided medical help to Ukrainian children dating as far back as the 1990s for children affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
Understandably, because of patient privacy rights and laws, we are not able to share additional information regarding the children or their medical conditions at this time. As we learn more about the children and receive permission to share their information, Shriners Children’s will provide updates.
Your continued support and commitment to your philanthropy, Shriners Children’s, is deeply appreciated.
Yours in the faith,
