Shriners Children's Texas

HOSPITALSHEALTH CARE SERVICES

Hours:

Mon - Fri 9:00am - 4:30pm

Driving Directions:

815 Market Street in Galveston. Please drive up to the front door to get a parking pass and instructions.

About Us

The history of Shriners Children’s in Texas began in 1920 when the Arabia Shrine opened an orthopedic clinic in downtown Houston in response to the polio epidemic. It grew from there and officially became part of the Shriners Children’s hospital system in 1966. In Galveston, a pediatric burn hospital was also opened in 1966 in partnership with UTMB, thanks to then UTMB President, Dr. Truman Blocker. This burn hospital was the first of its kind in the Shriners Children’s system, and it soon became a world leader in pediatric burn care and pediatric burn research.

In 2021, the hospitals in Houston and Galveston were combined to form Shriners Children’s Texas, a world-renowned specialty pediatric healthcare facility, right here in Galveston. As one hospital, Shriners Children’s Texas provides acute burn and reconstructive care, surgical and rehabilitative care for orthopedic conditions, and surgical and related care for cleft lip and palate. Also on site is an innovative research laboratory which advances new discoveries in treatments for patients around the world.

The current building in Galveston was completely renovated in 2021 to accommodate all three main service lines, and the campus is currently undergoing a major expansion. Currently under construction behind the main building is a brand new 40 unit housing facility, which will house up to 34 patient families, along with six rooms for traveling medical students. Also underway is construction for a brand new multi-level parking garage, which will span over Postoffice Street.