CONGRATS-SHRINERS CHILDREN'S

104th Regular Session Introduced by Camille Lilly

Illinois formally recognizes Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago’s 100th anniversary and its contributions to pediatric care, education, and research.

Resolution Adopted

Summary of Bill HR 738 (104th General Assembly, Illinois)

Purpose and Intent

Recognizes and congratulates Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago (Shriners Children's Chicago) on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Acknowledges the hospital’s historical role in providing pediatric orthopedic care and its broader contributions to health care, medical education, and research in Illinois and the nation.

Commends the hospital for its mission to provide care regardless of families’ ability to pay and its status as part of an international pediatric healthcare network.

Key Provisions

Formal resolution recognizing the centennial milestone of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago.

Highlights the hospital’s founding context (opened March 20, 1926) during a polio and bone deformity crisis.

Emphasizes:

The hospital’s historical commitment to care for financially disadvantaged families.
Its role as a pediatric specialty hospital on Chicago’s Far West Side.
Leadership in orthopedic medical education and residency programs.
Medical breakthroughs, including the first surgically successful treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta.
Ongoing pediatric-focused research in spine/spinal cord injuries, craniofacial and cleft palates, and orthopedic conditions.

Affirms the hospital’s threefold mission: clinical care, medical education, and research, and its role within an international healthcare network.

Who/What is Affected

Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago (Shriners Children's Chicago) is the primary subject.

The recognition affects public acknowledgment by the Illinois House of Representatives and the broader public audience in Illinois.

Procedural/Timeline Aspects

This is a concurrent/state legislative resolution (HR), used to formally recognize a milestone.

The bill notes the 100th anniversary celebration and commemorates it through formal expression by the House.

Primary sponsor: Camille Lilly (co-sponsor).

Potential Impact

Provides formal state-level recognition and appreciation for the hospital’s contributions to pediatric care, education, and research.

May raise public awareness of Shriners Children's Chicago and its services.

Serves as a historical acknowledgment of Illinois’ healthcare landscape and the hospital’s impact on the community and medical field.

Note: As a resolution, the bill does not create new laws, funding, or regulatory changes; its effect is ceremonially expressive and honorary.