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Hometown Heroes: SRH Volunteers, Ken & Cheryl Hill
Volunteer service led to wedding bells for two Texas Scottish Rite Hospital volunteers. Cheryl and Ken Hill were married April 29th in Wylie. Cheryl's son, Robert, lost his leg in an accident. The hospital treated him for seven years. Four years ago, he urged his...
Integrated Team Approach to Patient Care Shows Positive Results
At Scottish Rite Hospital, our experts are dedicated to caring for the whole child—mind, body, and spirit. The hospital includes six Centers for Excellence that each cultivate the mission of patient care, research, and education. Within those centers lies...
Genetics Team Attends International Meeting in China
Staff from Scottish Rite Hospital travel near and far to participate in medical conferences to share their most recent research and learn from other experts in the field. Last week, members from our genetics research team were in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, China to...
#SRHaccess Facebook LIVE Recap: Sports Nutrition and Wellness
On this week’s Facebook live, the hospital’s Director of Wellness Taylor Morrison, M.S., R.D., L.D. joined us to discuss her role with our sports medicine patients and overall wellness at the hospital. Below is a recap of the conversation. Watch the live segment. ...
D CEO: Scottish Rite Wins Texas Hospital Association Award for Reducing Surgical Site Infections
View original story on D CEO's website here. Dallas-based Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children won an award from the Texas Hospital Association for an initiative that reduced surgical site infection (SSI) rates among spinal fusion patients by 88 percent in...
WFAA: Dallas chef making a difference in hospital kitchen
For the video and full story, watch here. Most chefs spend decades trying to get where Venus DeJesus was back in 1996. After years of hard work DeJesus, an immigrant from Mexico, husband and father of two had made it to the top. He landed a job in one of Dallas'...
Amputee Ski Trip Spotlight: Vanessa, age 15 of Midland
Vanessa, age 15, of Midland has been treated for multiple prosthetic needs at Scottish Rite Hospital since she was only 6 weeks old. Vanessa’s looking forward to learning to ski, but she’s also looking forward to going on a vacation in the beautiful Rocky...
Beyond the Basics: Keeping Young Athletes Safe in Winter Sports
It’s well known that each sport has its own rules and regulations. These are meant to protect participants from known risks and injuries. For example, in snow skiing and snowboarding, helmets are certainly the most important piece of equipment to reduce the...
Amputee Ski Trip Spotlight: Cydney, age 16 of Valley View
Cydney, age 16 of Valley View, has been treated for prosthetic needs at Scottish Rite Hospital since she was a baby. Her doctor, J.A. "Tony" Herring, M.D., chief of staff emeritus, has inspired Cydney to pursue a medical degree in pediatric care once she graduates...
Amputee Ski Trip Spotlight: Maya, age 17 of Buda
Maya, age 17 of Buda, has been treated for prosthetic needs for the past three years at Scottish Rite Hospital. In Maya’s spare time, she enjoys running track, reading The Hunger Games series and drawing. Inspired by her time spent at the hospital, she hopes to...
Amputee Ski Trip Spotlight: Alfonso, age 15 of Bedford
Alfonso, age 15 of Bedford, has been treated for hand differences and prosthetic needs at Scottish Rite Hospital since he was five years old. Alfonso dreams of one day becoming an English teacher and his favorite book is Perks of Being a Wallflower. His prosthetist...
Get to Know our SRH Staff: Beatriz Rodriguez, North Campus Appointment Secretary
Beatriz is an appointment secretary who works at our North Campus in Plano. Get to know more about her in our Staff Spotlight below. What’s your favorite part of your job?Helping people What’s your favorite thing about the hospital?The Staff Describe a typical...
Hometown Hero: Micah Pinson
Clarice Tinsley from KDFW FOX 4 featured our hand patient Micah on her "Hometown Hero" segment. Since age 6, Micah has been collecting toys for the patients of our hospital. To learn more about Micah and see the full story, watch the segment here: ...
Hip Dysplasia in Some Linked to Poor Swaddling
Development dysplasia of the hip, also known as DDH, occurs in one in 1,000 births, and doctors at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children warn how improper swaddling can lead to the condition. DDH is a relationship between the ball and the socket of the hip...
Dallas Hospitals Collaborate for Annual Research Conference
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is hosting the 2017 Clinical Research Conference: Building Clinical Research. This collaborative one-day meeting brings together research professionals from various institutions around the Dallas area, including Scottish...