Shriners provide expert, no-cost medical care to children under the age of 18. As long as there are children, there will be a need for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Certainly, that need is still evident today as the 22 pediatric specialty hospitals in the United States, Canada and Mexico continue -- as they have for 75 years -- to provide free, quality medical care to youngsters with orthopedic problems and severe burn injuries. All Shriners are Freemasons