Shriners Face Forward

Guest Editorial by Christian Palino While the U.S. Congress and the President go to the mats over child health care, the Shriners Hospitals for Children has steadily been treating children, free of charge, for almost 85 years. With over 850,000�patients cared for and nearly $10 billion spent, the Shriners Hospitals for Children also recently found some time and resources to initiate a much needed re-branding.Run by the�Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (whose logo is a whole other history-soaked discussion), the�Shriners Hospitals for Children is a non-profit organization with 22 hospitals that focus on pediatric care and research in the areas of�orthopaedic conditions, burn injuries of all degrees, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. Developed by Colorado-