Shriners Children's

What Shriners Children's does

Shriners Children's is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pediatric healthcare system headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operating 20+ hospitals across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, plus 23 international outreach clinics and more than 100 access points. Founded in 1922 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the organization employs 10,000+ staff and has treated more than 1.8 million children since inception, serving approximately 23,000 children per year. Clinical service lines include orthopedic care, burn treatment (including the Neil Reitman Burn Institute), craniofacial surgery, spine and spinal cord care, sports medicine, urology, colorectal and gastrointestinal care, and pediatric rehabilitation. Care is provided regardless of a family's ability to pay or insurance status, with financial assistance available to qualifying families; most major insurance providers are also accepted.

The organization's revenue model blends donation-based philanthropy with service-based billing. As a 501(c)(3) under parent Shriners International (EIN 36-2193608), Shriners Children's relies on charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and partners such as Spirit of Children (which has contributed more than $145 million nationally since inception), supplemented by insurance reimbursement for clinical services. Operational scale includes 395,000+ orthopedic visits annually, 347,000+ rehabilitation procedures, 51,000+ prosthetics and orthotics deliveries, 23,000+ life-saving surgeries, and 14,000+ telehealth encounters through the "Care Everywhere" platform. The go-to-market motion is referral-led via physicians, self-referrals, and direct intake, with dedicated coordinators matching patients to specialty teams across geographic regions.

On the technology and research side, Shriners Children's runs the Genomics Institute, which has adopted whole genome sequencing as its first-line technology (validated by a Nature publication showing 61.1% diagnostic candidate identification and 31.6% more tier-1 variants than whole exome sequencing), the Motion Analysis Research Program, and a 3D-printed surgical planning workflow. In June 2026, Shriners Children's and Georgia Tech announced a co-developed AI Spinal Surgery Prediction Tool and a 150,000-square-foot pediatric research institute at Atlanta's Science Square, with phased development through 2029 covering robotic exoskeletons, 3D-printed bone grafts, and augmented reality surgical tools. Digital products include the HipScreen App, MyChart Patient Portal powered by Epic, and Epic Care Tools integration, positioning the system as a research-anchored clinical network with differentiated AI and genomics capabilities rather than a software or device company.

Name

Shriners Children's

Legal name

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Website

https://shrinerschildrens.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Shriners Children's is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pediatric healthcare system operating 20+ hospitals across the US, Canada, and Mexico, providing specialty care in orthopedics, burn treatment, craniofacial surgery, spine care, and sports medicine regardless of ability to pay, supported by philanthropy and AI/precision-medicine research partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Specialty Healthcare

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric specialty care
• Orthopedic medical services
• Burn care treatment
• Craniofacial surgery
• Children's healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropy: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare system, Shriners Children's relies heavily on charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and organizations. Donations support pediatric specialty care regardless of families' ability to pay.
2. Healthcare Services: Provides pediatric specialty care services including orthopedics, burn care, craniofacial, spine care, and other specialties. Most major insurance providers are accepted, but insurance is not required for care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shriners Children's is a nonprofit pediatric healthcare system providing specialty medical care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, craniofacial abnormalities, spine conditions, sports injuries, urological issues, colorectal/GI conditions, and other complex pediatric conditions. The system operates hospital locations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, delivering care regardless of the family's ability to pay, and is supported by philanthropy and healthcare service fees.

Product overview

Shriners Children's is a pediatric healthcare system providing specialized medical care across multiple service lines. The organization operates as a network of hospitals and clinics offering orthopedic care, burn treatment, craniofacial surgery, pediatric rehabilitation, and sports medicine. Their digital offerings include the HipScreen App for clinical assessment, Epic Care Tools integrated with their EHR system, and the MyChart Patient Portal for family engagement. Research capabilities include motion analysis and genomic sequencing programs, while POPS provides custom orthotic and prosthetic services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pediatric Frontlines: Podcast featuring discussions with doctors and researchers about innovations in pediatric care such as scoliosis treatment and gene therapy.
• Shriners Children's Genomics Institute

Products and services

• Pediatric Orthopedic Care

Quantifiable outcome

• WGS identified pathogenic variants providing diagnostic candidates for 61.1% of patients, detecting 31.6% more tier-1 variants than WES
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Georgia TechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partnership to develop an AI tool designed to help doctors better predict and perform spinal surgery on children, using data from surgical procedures, clinical notes, x-rays, and patient histories. The tool serves as a warning system to identify potentially dangerous changes in the spinal cord and assist clinicians with decisions such as adjusting blood pressure or staging surgeries.
• Emory UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Proximity partner cited in Georgia Tech partnership selection for new research institute, part of the collaborative ecosystem in Atlanta's Science Square area.
• Georgia TechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Collaboration through Georgia Tech's Pediatric Innovation Network to bridge the gap between pediatric research and patient care. Building a new 150,000-square-foot research institute at Science Square in Atlanta with phased development through 2029. Focus on translating innovations including robotic exoskeletons, 3D-printed bone grafts, and augmented reality surgical tools into clinical applications.
• Association of Pickleball Players (APP)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 May 2026APP Sacramento Open 2026 held in support of Shriners Children's, raising nearly $40,000 for the organization. Tournament featured new Pro Invitational format with professional pickleball athletes participating.
• The Law Offices of Colby LewisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 March 2026Houston attorney Colby Lewis partnering as a Houston-area advocate for Leah's Project burn prevention initiative, working to connect the campaign with home inspectors, real estate professionals, and homeowners across the region to educate about risks of excessively high water heater temperatures.
• Spirit of ChildrensupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 February 2026Fundraising partnership through Spirit Halloween stores raising donations for child life specialists who help young patients cope with medical challenges through non-medical treatment, healing play, and sensory and entertainment items. Donations collected at Southern California area stores including Lake Avenue location in Pasadena.
• Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Joint research program called STAR Program (Skeletal Tissue and Rare Disease) to study rare childhood bone disorders, supported by a $400,000 grant over two years. Initiative aims to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions such as genetic rickets, skeletal dysplasias, and bone fragility, and to expand care access across Canada.
• Kartoon StudiossupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 November 2025Strategic partnership to provide free access to Kartoon Studios entertainment content at Shriners locations nationwide and to support a Stan Lee-themed fundraising campaign. Collaboration includes content delivery to hospital media systems and use of Stan Lee's likeness in campaigns aimed at inspiring donors and supporting children's healthcare.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated freestanding children's hospital that delivers a comparable breadth of pediatric subspecialty care (orthopedics, burn, craniofacial, complex surgery) and competes for complex referrals in the same US geography.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Large, research-driven pediatric specialty hospital network with strong genomics and orthopedic programs — directly comparable in mission, scale, and referral-driven patient mix.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Houston-based pediatric specialty system with subspecialty depth across orthopedics, sports medicine, and craniofacial care and a large geographic catchment overlapping Shriners' Texas location.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Top-ranked academic pediatric hospital with a research-intensive operating model similar to Shriners' Genomics Institute and Georgia Tech research collaboration.
• Seattle Children's Hospital: Nonprofit pediatric academic medical center providing comparable orthopedic, burn, and craniofacial specialty care with a research and teaching footprint comparable in spirit to Shriners.
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Nonprofit, donation-funded pediatric specialty hospital that competes for philanthropic dollars and shares a 'care regardless of ability to pay' mission with a heavy research orientation.
• Nemours Children's Health: Multi-state nonprofit pediatric health system operating several children's hospitals and specialty clinics — directly comparable in multi-location nonprofit pediatric delivery model.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Large nonprofit pediatric academic health system with extensive orthopedic, sports medicine, and rehabilitation programs competing for the same complex pediatric referrals.
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford: Stanford-affiliated freestanding children's hospital offering comparable quaternary pediatric specialty care and genomics/translational research capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Children's: Pediatric service line inside Mayo Clinic's broader multi-specialty system — overlapping on complex pediatric specialty cases but operating as part of a much wider adult/pediatric enterprise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shrinershosp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/shrinershospitals
• Facebookfacebook.com/ShrinersChildrens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shriners-childrens
• Instagraminstagram.com/shrinershospitals
• TikToktiktok.com/@shrinerschildrens

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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