Shriners to Open in Pasadena, California

Shriners Hospitals for Children is opening a new medical center located in Pasadena, California, a move which is expected to enhance the new collaboration between Shriners for Children Medical Center and nearby Huntington Hospital. The anticipated opening date is June 2017.

According to the December 20, 2017 news release, “The medical center occupies 74,800 square feet on two acres and will have two ambulatory surgery rooms and six PACU [post-anesthesia care unit] suites, 20 outpatient clinic examination rooms, three fitting rooms for prosthetics and orthotics, as well as onsite radiology, child life, pharmacy and care coordination departments.”

“The most notable difference between the current hospital and the new medical center is the absence of onsite inpatient surgical services and the enhancement of rehabilitation and pre and post-operative services. The collaboration with Huntington Hospital will allow Shriners for Children Medical Center surgeons to operate on patients using the operating rooms of Pasadena’s premier health care institution.”

Lou Lazatin, administrator, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Los Angeles, told OTW, “Approximately two million people reside in the San Gabriel Valley, of which about 500,000 are children up to the age of 18. Currently, there is no pediatric subspecialty hospital medical center in the area. Given our collaboration with Huntington Hospital, it is a perfect fit for our vision of establishing Shriners for Children Medical Center as a centerpiece for pediatric medical care in the region with an award-winning hospital.”

“We treat children with common conditions like clubfoot as well as highly complex conditions including, scoliosis, spina bifida, osteogenesis imperfecta, and arthrogryposis. In addition, we also treat microvascular hand disorders, burn scars and cleft lip and palate.”