Last year, Sadie, age 5, was bitten by a rattlesnake on her right hand during a trip to her family’s ranch in West Texas. “They were throwing rocks in the pond,” says Dillon, Sadie’s father. “She was standing right next to me, and she reached down to pick up a rock,...
To Gwen Monahan, Scottish Rite for Children represents an opportunity to give back to patients and their families. She began her journey at Scottish Rite in 1972 as a staff nurse. Over the next 39 years, she served as a head nurse, assistant director and director of...
The Texas Auctioneers Association visited inpatients at Scottish Rite for Children for their annual "fun" auction, allowing patients to "bid" on toys to keep. Watch the full story from NBC here.
The hospital hosted the University of Memphis football team for the annual visit from one of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic teams. Players and coaches took an afternoon away from the football field to spread smiles by playing games with patients and friends. Tigers...
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children was recently transformed into a scene from "Candyland". The annual Cookies and Castles, organized by the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta hosted hundreds of families and boasted 6,000 pounds of candy. Kids spent the...
Gavin Miller of Charlotte, Michigan visited Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children to see Dr. Harry Kim, the Director for Center for Excellence in Hip, for the ongoing treatment of his Perthes disease. Miracle Flights, which provides children and their families...
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 joint,...
Every little gymnast has big dreams, but 8-year-old Aspen Wilkinson is no ordinary gymnast. "Aspen is obviously a really brave and strong little girl who doesn't stop ever!" said her mother, Mary Novas. Aspen doesn't let her prosthetic foot keep her from the sport she...
