About 500 Georgia children are set to receive free healthcare at Shriners Hospitals. It's part of a partnership between Shriners and the state to care for children on PeachCare. PeachCare is the state's healthcare program for uninsured children. Shriners Hospitals’ focus on orthopedic conditions, burn injuries, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, and cleft lip and palate repair.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Shriners hospital could take Georgia children
Governor Sonny Perdue hopes a meeting with Shriners hospital officials can help some Georgia children on the Peach Care rolls.
Shriners officials came to Perdue with the idea to help some of Georgia's needy children get free treatment from a South Carolina hospital in their system. The facility in Greenville has some available capacity to treat children with certain conditions such as orthopedic problems, burns and spinal cord injuries.
Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley says if a deal can be struck, the arrangement could help many children of low-income families in the state's medical insurance programs.
"The real issue is...is there a way we can facilitate really good, positive health care for our children, and if there's a way we can do that and save the state some money as well, then obviously it's a win-win on both sides".
Tuesday's meeting was only an initial step. Fine-point details would first have to be worked out with state health officials before a second conference with Shriners hosptial officials.
Shriners hospitals are funded by private donations, and connected to the fraternal organization.
Shriners officials came to Perdue with the idea to help some of Georgia's needy children get free treatment from a South Carolina hospital in their system. The facility in Greenville has some available capacity to treat children with certain conditions such as orthopedic problems, burns and spinal cord injuries.
Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley says if a deal can be struck, the arrangement could help many children of low-income families in the state's medical insurance programs.
"The real issue is...is there a way we can facilitate really good, positive health care for our children, and if there's a way we can do that and save the state some money as well, then obviously it's a win-win on both sides".
Tuesday's meeting was only an initial step. Fine-point details would first have to be worked out with state health officials before a second conference with Shriners hosptial officials.
Shriners hospitals are funded by private donations, and connected to the fraternal organization.
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