August 2007, Issue 8 IN THIS ISSUE Feature story - 8,000 Miles from Home Save the Tabs! Electronic Medical Records Special Offer: Double Your Gift First Lady's Program ______________ Log in to our Web site How You Can Help Give Us Your Feedback     FEATURE STORY  4-year-old Asubuhi's scalp was seriously burned when he got too close to the cooking fire in his family's hut in Tanzania. Despite several skin grafts, the wound did not heal. With his life at risk, his medical team turned to Shriners Hospitals for help. FULL STORY Save the Tabs!  Many of our patients and their families, Shriners fraternity members, and other friends of Shriners Hospitals are helping us reap the rewards of recycling. Read more to learn how you can help!   Shriners Hospitals Leads the Way in Electronic Medical Records To provide patients with a higher level of care, Shriners Hospitals for Children is implementing a new software system that will provide a complete computer-based, digital electronic medical record (EMR) for every patient at Shriners Hospitals. Accuracy and patient security will be increased, which are just two of the benefits of this endeavor. Learn more about our EMR initiative. Make Your Gift Go Farther For a limited time, you can double the impact of your gift to Shriners Hospitals. Until August 27, Web gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000. Learn more or donate now.    First Lady's Program Raising Funds for Scholarships Students will work in research facilities It is traditional for the First Lady of Shriners of North America to host a fundraising program to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. This year's program, "Research - Straight to the Heart," will provide scholarships to medical and research fellows to work in our research facilities. For every $25 donation to the program, you'll receive a free copy of the children's book "Granny Uncovers Miracles at Shriners Hospitals for Children." Get yours today!   As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Shriners Hospitals for Children relies on the generosity of donors, past and present, to help provide expert, specialty medical care at no charge to our patients or their families. Learn more about how you can help. Shriners Hospitals for Children Locations Boston Greenville Mexico City Spokane Canada Honolulu N. California Springfield Chicago Houston Philadelphia Tampa Cincinnati Intermountain Portland Twin Cities Erie Lexington St. Louis Galveston Los Angeles Shreveport   Please give us your feedback on this newsletter. If you'd like to contact us, please click here.

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