New Location, Same Quality

New Frisco location doubles the care offered by top-performing children’s hospital

Established in 1921, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is a world-renowned leader in pediatric orthopedics, offering leading-edge treatments and services that treat the whole child — mind, body, and spirit.

The team of specialists is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive care to treat a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including hip disorders, clubfoot and other pediatric foot conditions, hand differences, fractures, sports injuries, limb length discrepancies, and scoliosis.

To best serve its patients, Scottish Rite Hospital recently opened a second location, Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco, in addition to the original Dallas facility. In both locations, specialists provide accessible, top-quality care for all families, regardless of their ability to pay.

Read on to find out more about the hospital's treatment services and financial assistance programs, as well as details about the new Frisco location.

New location
After 96 years in its original Dallas location, Scottish Rite Hospital recently opened a new facility in Frisco. Located at the corner of Lebanon Road and the Dallas North Tollway, the new campus specializes in pediatric orthopedics, fracture care, and sports medicine.

The five-story, 345,000-square-foot facility is located on a 40-acre campus and features a physical therapy gym and a state-of-the-art Movement Science Lab for sport-specific training and testing. There's also an adjacent U-11 soccer field (used for group therapy sessions and coaching clinics), a half-mile walking and running trail, and a playground with adaptive play equipment.

No condition too big or too small
As a leading pediatric orthopedic center, Scottish Rite Hospital has treated more than 300,000 children since its inception nearly a century ago. The orthopedic specialists are as skilled at treating common fractures and sprains as they are at identifying and mending some of the world’s most complex pediatric conditions. They understand that children and teenagers aren't just small adults — their growing bones require extremely careful attention to avoid potential complications.

Both the Frisco and Dallas locations offer care and treatment for scoliosis, hand disorders, clubfoot and foot disorders, rheumatology, and other orthopedic conditions. In addition, the new Frisco location houses the Fracture Clinic, which specializes in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of fractures, as well as the Sports Medicine Center, which focuses on treating concussions, stress fractures, and knee, hip, shoulder, and elbow injuries in young and growing athletes.

World-renowned experts
At Scottish Rite Hospital, the staff — world-renowned surgeons, physicians, and researchers — are all experts in healing muscles, joints, and bones. The specialists in their six Centers for Excellence work as a close-knit team to provide prompt, effective treatments and solutions for children and their families. In addition to providing the utmost in quality patient care, they're known for treating a wide range of pediatric orthopedic conditions, pioneering leading-edge technologies, discovering genetic breakthroughs, and solving some of the most complex orthopedic cases in the world.

Accessible care
Scottish Rite Hospital is dedicated to the health and happiness of all children, regardless of their financial background or ability to pay for treatment. The hospital partners with a number of private and public health insurance plans, including BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Aetna. However, Scottish Rite Hospital also relies on the generosity of individuals, organizations, and foundations to carry out its mission. Crayon Care, the hospital's financial assistance program, provides care to families who qualify. To find out more about Crayon Care and to access the program's application form, visit the hospital's website. If you're curious about whether Scottish Rite Hospital participates in your insurance plan, contact their family services counselors at 214-559-8630.

Want to learn more about Scottish Rite Hospital, plan a visit, or request an appointment? Check out the website for a closer look at its award-winning treatment and services. Patients have the option to self-refer when requesting an appointment and do not have to be referred by a physician.

Mikayla, age 11, gets checked out.

Photo courtesy of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Mikayla, age 11, gets checked out.

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beyond the stacks

Texas public libraries deliver billions in economic impact, study says

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Dallas shines a lot brighter with its public library system.

A new statewide study examining the economic impacts of public libraries has revealed they have generated over $3.8 billion in value to local communities — a return of $4.74 for every $1 invested.

The report, "Beyond the Stacks: Measuring the Economic and Community Value of Texas Public Libraries" was conducted by third-party consultancy JBK Economics Group in partnership with the Texas Library Association. About 300 of the total 513 public libraries in Texas participated in a survey for the report.

A major finding from the survey revealed that public libraries create billions in economic value for the communities they serve at a fraction of what it costs to pay employee wages and benefits, operating expenditures, and capital expenditures. About 11,200 jobs were directly and indirectly supported by public libraries, the report found.

The report found its $4.74 to $1 ratio by adding up the total value of the services provided by these institutions (an estimated $2.48 billion), and comparing it to total expenditures ($808.6 million).

"Public libraries had about the same economic footprint as the Texas motion picture and sound recording industry ($2.9 billion in Gross Domestic Product in 2024) or the Texas paper manufacturing industry ($4.0 billion in Gross Domestic Product in 2024)," the report said.

Many Dallasites are already familiar with Dallas Public Library's expansive catalog and programming, but there are many more services the library provides that might fly under the radar. A few examples include access to subscription-based research databases and news outlets, free notary services, free admission to local arts and culture events through Culture Pass Dallas, seed libraries, and maker spaces for creative endeavors. Individual branches also provide free Wi-Fi, computer access, meeting spaces, tax assistance, and job help.

Residents outside Dallas also have access to services at several other local libraries, depending on their address. For instance, Plano Public Library offers free cards to residents and for residents in reciprocal cities like Allen, The Colony, Frisco, Garland, McKinney, Richardson, and Wylie.

These are additional services and partnerships that Texas public libraries commonly provide, per the survey results:

93 percent provide voter registration and/or serve as voting locations
84 percent provide partnerships with local social services agencies
82 percent provide job application assistance
68 percent facilitate applications for government benefits
38 percent provide on-site social services
30 percent provide telehealth rooms and/or resources

"Public libraries are practical, welcoming and rooted in the communities they serve — they are unmistakably Texan," said Texas Library Association executive director Shirley Robinson in a press release. "This study puts a dollar value on the opportunities libraries create every day. Whether someone visits a library to apply for a job, access the internet, learn a new skill or simply find a new favorite book, those services create real value for Texans and their communities."

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