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With Shriners shuttered, pediatric burn patients have no place to go
KHOU Houston ^

Posted on 03/19/2009 10:26:53 AM PDT by mnehring

HOUSTON -- When flames engulfed a small home in Cleveland, Texas earlier this month, a family's nightmare was just beginning.

Little Dylan Mills was caught in the firestorm and suffered second and third-degree burns over 80 percent of this body.

"You try to rescue him and you grab a hold of him and the skin is coming off," said Heather Davis, the victim's aunt.

Before Ike, Dylan would have been taken to the Shriners Burn Hospital in Galveston.

But now the closest pediatric burn unit capable of handling his case was in Shreveport, Louisiana.

(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: houston; mason; shriner
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To: mnehring

From your link:

“The Spokane hospital is part of a larger network of 22 other Shriner’s Hospitals nationwide, including one in Mexico City and one in Montreal.”

Sounds like MSNBC has already recognized the North American Union.


21 posted on 03/19/2009 8:35:13 PM PDT by PAR35
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