Staff Writer
PRESQUE ISLE — Pediatric/orthopedic screening clinics, hosted by the Anah Shriners, are planned throughout the state this weekend, including one in the Star City.
“Each year the Shrine offers free medical screening to children of Maine,” said Matt Ferris, public relations contact for the Kora Shrine Center in Lewiston.
In Presque Isle, the screening will be held on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Aroostook County Shrine Club Building, located on Route 1, south of the city. Contact Richard Hallett at 429-9059 for more information.
No appointments are necessary and there is no charge for your visit. Participants will be evaluated for referral to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
“In times such as we now live in, we feel that this service which has no cost to the family of the child being treated is needed more than ever,” said Ferris.
Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield, Mass., provide orthopedic care, including: clubfoot, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disesase, bone infections, chest wall deformities, cleft lip and palate, spina bifida, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, hand and shoulder deformities, brittle bone disease, cerebral palsy and hip disorders. Shriners Hospitals for Children in Boston, Mass., provide burn and skin care, including: burn injuries, cleft lip and palate, port wine stains, hemangiomas, scarring and deformities of the face and severe scarring resulting in contractures or interfering with mobility of the limb.
For more information, visit: www.springfieldshrinersblog.com or www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.
