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N orth Texas continues to be one of the fastest
growing regions in the country. While most of that
growth is due to in-migration, much of the increase
is also due to the region being a great place to
start and raise a family. As families move into the
area and grow, the need for high-quality pediatric
medical care also finds itself rising. In addition to a
large network of hospitals, primary providers and
pediatricians, specialty pediatric care provided by
well-known, kid-focused health systems prove that
excellent care is anything but child’s play.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Goes North
to Meet Families’ Needs
Founded in 1921 by orthopedic surgeon W.B. Carrell, M.D., and a
group of local Masons, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
is today one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for the
treatment of orthopedic conditions, sports injuries and fractures,
as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and
learning disorders. Almost 300,000 patients have been treated
here since the hospital’s inception, with 39,921 outpatient visits and
2,633 surgeries in 2017 alone.
Of those tens of thousands of patients, Scottish Rite Hospital
found that almost 25 percent of families visiting Scottish Rite
Hospital were coming from the Collin County suburb of Frisco and
neighboring communities. To help meet healthcare needs close
to home, Scottish Rite Hospital designed and built its North
Campus with an opening planned for the fall of 2018. Located on
the north end of what’s commonly referred to as the “$5 Billion
Mile,” one of the most dynamic development concentrations in the
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U.S. with $5 billion in capital investment along a one-
mile stretch of road along the Dallas North Tollway
in Frisco, this new five-story, 345,000-square-foot
facility is targeted toward a proactive approach to
improving athletic safety.
The North Campus will be anchored by the Center
for Excellence in Sports Medicine, which will
provide specialized treatment for sports-related
orthopedic injuries and concussions. The center is
led by Dr. Philip L. Wilson, assistant chief of staff
and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Center
for Excellence in Sports Medicine in Plano.
“We’re extremely excited, because it will give us
physical space and resources to expand all of our
current offerings. From an expertise level, our motion
science lab and physical therapy space will allow us
to do some more research and study, and also add
some clinical advancements,” Dr. Wilson said.
The campus will house a movement science center,
physical and occupational therapy services and
outdoor amenities, such as playing fields, a running
trail and a playground for both patients and the
Frisco community. The North Campus will serve
as an ambulatory care center with clinics and day
surgery for children with orthopedic issues and is
expected to draw patients from areas around the
region and well beyond.
“We know that, currently, 25 percent of our patients
are from Frisco and surrounding communities.
Historically, we have treated patients from Texas
and areas from outside of Texas,” Jeremy Howell,
vice president of the North Campus, explained.
“As North Texas continues to grow, we are
committed to providing excellent customer service
and access for families. To have a location and
anchor for our sports medicine program for children
is fantastic, as sports medicine is one of the fastest-
growing sub-specialties in America.”
A nationally-renowned institution
with expert providers who are
called on to help educate and
share information with other
providers across the country,
Scottish Rite Hospital, in
conjunction with Children’s
Health, consistently ranks
as one of the top pediatric
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News and World Report.
“Over the last decade, the pediatric aspect of
sports medicine has continued to evolve and
develop. As a strong academic institution, we
have contacts and colleagues across the country,
including those in the Pediatric Research in Sports
Medicine,” Dr. Wilson notes. The pediatric research
group formed five years ago, and Scottish Rite
Hospital hosted the organization’s annual meeting
in Dallas in 2017 to help foster multi-center research
related to kids and sports, including important
issues like overuse injuries.
As Dr. Wilson notes, the work going on may be just
as important to keeping kids out of the hospital as
it is to treating them once they are there. “The
fact that you have such a big institution
that is not only taking care of patients
that are coming in that day, but is
also offering ongoing education
to help people who are trying to
keep from becoming patients,
proves that it’s a great resource
for the community,” he said.
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