U.S. News & World Report ranked Scottish Rite for Children, in collaboration with Children’s Medical Center Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center, as the No. 3 pediatric orthopedic program in the country in 2022. In 2013 – 2014, this same group was ranked No. 1 and has continued to place in the top five each year.
Check out the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals for Orthopedics rankings.
At 46 years, Burrel Poston retired as the current longest tenured employee at Scottish Rite for Children.
Burrel started working at Scottish Rite when he was a teenager. In his own words, “I was an 18-year-old looking for a job in 1975. I went to Airline Personnel Agency to apply for a job I saw in The Dallas Times Herald Newspaper. The job I wanted was filled, but they mentioned they had an opening in the Print Shop at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. I came here, was interviewed and then hired. I paid the agency $300.00. Best $300.00 I have ever spent. I started here January 12, 1976 – 46 years ago. I had no clue that I was beginning a career path that would shape my life as a man, a mason, and most of all, as person who loves this hospital.”
We are extremely honored to have had Burrel as a Scottish Rite employee for the past 46 years and wish him nothing but the best in his retirement.
“Evaluating the ways in which young athletes have been uniquely affected by the drastic alteration of daily sport routines may increase understanding of the significant impact of sport participation on physical and mental well-being,” says Henry B. Ellis, M.D., principal investigator of the study. “The effects of mandated rest on the current athlete culture and the importance of providing data to guide treatment efforts for mental health dysfunction may become more prevalent in the months following the implementation of social distancing mandates.”
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon and associate director of clinical research, Henry B. Ellis, M.D., spoke with HealthDay, discussing how young athletes handled COVID-19.
Read the full article.
Scottish Rite for Children is proud of our construction team! This group of talented women work hard each day to help improve our Dallas and Frisco campuses to be the best for our patients and families.
View the full WFAA story here.
The Sewing Ladies, a group of volunteers at Scottish Rite for Children, have been a staple at the hospital since its earliest years. Originally, the group consisted mostly of wives of the hospital’s doctors. Now, the volunteers come from all different backgrounds but have one thing in common – they love to sew.
Between them, The Sewing Ladies have more than 800 years of sewing experience, and they put that experience to good use. Prior to the pandemic, during an average year, they would sew more than 400 bed sheets and more than 500 hospital gowns for the hospital’s young patients. Once the pandemic started, their efforts shifted to sewing masks for our patients in Dallas and Frisco. Since May, they have made over 9,000 masks!
Over the past few months, members from our team have been invited as guests on The Human Side of Health Care – a weekly radio program hosted by the DFW Hospital Council that broadcasts on KRLD 1080 AM.
Below are the topics discussed.
The Human Side of Health Care
Former Administrative Director of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders – Gladys Kolenovsky
This segment provides details about Scottish Rite for Children’s Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders – the history of the program, defining dyslexia and sharing the impact Scottish Rite’s team has had on children diagnosed with this condition over the years.
Listen to the full episode.
The Human Side of Health Care
Director of Therapeutic Recreation – Dana Dempsey
This segment gives an overview of Scottish Rite for Children’s Therapeutic Recreation department – how this team impacts our patient population by helping children with a disability or chronic medical condition to learn the skills they need to be involved in leisure activities and recreation.
Listen to the full episode.
The Human Side of Health Care
Director of Patient Experience – Ashleigh Kinney
In this segment, Scottish Rite for Children’s Director of Patient Experience Ashleigh Kinney, explains the importance of unconditional positive regard and how it is implemented throughout the organization.
Listen to the full episode.
