In collaboration with the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu will conduct outreach clinics at the CHCC Children\u2019s Clinic, on Nov. 2 (Monday), 5 (Thursday), and 6 (Friday).<\/p>\n
The Shriners Hospital of Honolulu has satellite clinics throughout the state of Hawaii and islands in the Pacific Basin. The CHCC Children\u2019s Clinic serves as a Shriners Hospital satellite clinic for the residents of the CNMI. <\/p>\n
To qualify for care through Shriners Hospitals for Children, the patient must be under the age of 18 and has an orthopedic condition that can be treated. Orthopedic conditions that have been treated by Shriners include: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Scoliosis
\n\u2022 Clubfeet
\n\u2022 Foot pain and problems
\n\u2022 Hip Dysplasia
\n\u2022 Hand pain and problems
\n\u2022 Knee and joint pains
\n\u2022 Cerebral Palsy
\n\u2022 Musculoskeletal conditions.
\n\u2022 Syndromes associated with musculoskeletal disorders <\/p>\n
For new patients, an intake form must be completed prior to scheduling an appointment. Care is provided to the child regardless of the family\u2019s ability to pay, and there will be no co-pay or facility fee charged to patients for evaluations and consultations with Shriners providers. However, there may be charges incurred for other services, such as ultrasounds, x-rays, and CT scans. <\/p>\n
Shriners Hospitals for Children aims to provide the highest quality care for orthopedic and neuromuscular disorders and conditions. Doctors and staff of the Shriners Hospital of Honolulu are committed to improving the lives of children in the Pacific region, and are specialized in bone, joint, muscle, and sports injuries. Staff from Shriners who will be participating in these outreach clinics include Dr. Paul Moroz (orthopedic physician), Dr. Jonathan Pellet (orthopedic physician), and Sandy Zukeran (outreach coordinator). <\/p>\n
For more information and to schedule an appointment: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Families from Tinian can call Maricel Cabarles, Tinian Health Center, at (670) 433-9233\/9333.
\n\u2022 Families from Saipan and Rota can call Shiella Marie P. Deray, CHCC Maternal and Child Health Bureau, at (670) 236-8709 or 670) 783-1613, smoperezmch@gmail.com<\/p>\n
For more information about Shriners Hospitals for Children\u2014Honolulu, visit their website at https:\/\/www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org\/honolulu In collaboration with the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., Shriners Hospitals for Children – Honolulu will conduct…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":330355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCHCC Point of Contact: Lee Tenorio, Communications and Public Relations, (670) 234-8950 Ext. 3445 or email communications@chcc.gov.mp. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"