...Permanent closure of the hospital would be a “tragic loss” to the island and for patients from Texas, Mexico and South America who relied on the facility. The organization, known for members who wear red fez hats, offers all its patients treatment without charge. Shriners has treated about 18,000 children in Galveston since its inception...
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Jan, 23, 2009
...executives officially announced to staff that Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston would close indefinitely as it struggles with a nearly $3 billion shortfall in an endowment that funds it and other pediatric centers.
Closing the 30-bed hospital would save the Tampa, Fla.-based philanthropic organization as much as $30 million in yearly operating expenses, officials said in a confidential letter to employees. But employees wondered what it would mean for children and burn research. The island has been home to Shriners for years....
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