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Useful Tips & Philadelphia Travel Info

This page is dedicated to useful travel tips as well as additional info for those of you who may be seeking care for your child at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia. 

Philadelphia is a wonderful city full of History and Charm take the time to visit a few area historical places or spend a day at one of their many museums.  We promise you won't run out of things to do.

Link to the Official Visitor Center for the Greater Philadelphia Region. 

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Travel/Destination Assistance

Should traveling for medical reasons impose a finanical burden to your family below are some links that will help with airfare assistance.  Please do not be afraid or embarassed to contact them, they are here to help you get the best medical care for your child.   *We have no personal affiliation with the links listed all information was taken directly from their website.

The Air Care Alliance ~ The Air Care Alliance is a nation wide league of humanitarian flying organizations whose volunteer pilots are dedicated to community service. This site will introduce you to us and to all the groups we list whose volunteers perform public benefit flying for health care, patient transport, disaster relief, environmental support, and other missions of public service.  Click Here  to be directed to their website.

Miracle Flights for Kids ~ We're Flying for Your Life - Miracle Flights for Kids® is the nation's leading nonprofit charrtable flight organization. Since 1985, we have continued to fulfill our mission to help families overcome financial obstacles and access the proper medical care and 2nd opinions for their seriously ill children. Miracle Flights takes great pride in knowing that 78% of all donations are allocated to helping sick who have no other options get to their treatments.  Click Here to be directed to their website.

The National Patient Travel Center ~ The purpose of the National Patient Travel Center is ".....to ensure that no financially-needy patient is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation." Click Here to be directed to their website.

Angel Flight ~ Angel Flight was created by a group of pilots who believe in the benefit of volunteering. We strive to keep all aspects of the organization volunteer. We are a non-profit charitable organization of pilots, volunteers, and friends. We will arrange free air transportation for any legitimate, charitable, medically related need. This service is available to individuals, and health care organizations. We will also arrange transportation of those people who are financially distressed, or who are in a time-critical, non-emergency situation due to their medical condition.  Click Here to be directed to their website.  Angel Flight also has regional websites for different parts of the county/continent.  Please be sure to look into the regional websites for a complete list of resources thay may be available to you.

Local Shrine Temples are also available to drive you to Philadelphia or any Shriners Hospital within driving distance please contact a Shriners Temple near you for further information.

Lodging Info

Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia works with area hotels that offer discount rates to Shriners patients.  You must call and make your own lodging arrangements.
There are also various hotels in the city who also offer discounted medical rates be sure to ask for a manager at the hotel itself who can help you many times the general reservation specialists know nothing about these rates. 

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The information on this website is not inteded to substitue the diagnosis of a trained medical professional.
Please be sure to seek the advise of a physician for an accurate diagnosis.  This site is purely for infomational purposes and contents have been developed by "moms" who've had first hand VBS experiences. 
We are not medical professionals.

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