Shriners Children’s Chicago

Health Systems Shriners Hospitals for Children

Shriners Children’s Chicago

501(c)(3)

2211 N. Oak Park Ave.
Chicago, IL

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Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
1

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
0

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$0

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

Shriners Children’s Chicago is the Chicago, Illinois, location of Shriners Hospitals for Children, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospital system. The hospital’s website does not advertise any sex change procedures or other medical interventions for minors. However, claims data shows the hospital billed for one sex change surgery for a minor in 2021. The hospital’s chief of plastic surgery also authored a paper exploring facial surgical procedures intended for “gender affirmation.”

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

No services offered by Shriners Children’s Chicago related to transgender, gender-affirming care, or gender dysphoria were identified. However, claims data shows the hospital billed for one sex change surgery for a minor in 2021.

In 2019, a doctor with an affiliation with the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago co-authored an article about facial “gender affirmation” surgery.

Sex Change Treatments Offered

No services offered by Shriners Children’s Chicago related to transgender, gender-affirming care, or gender dysphoria were identified.

In July 2019, David E. Morris, who held an affiliation with the Department Of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, co-authored a paper titled “Facial Gender Affirmation Surgery: Craniomaxillofacial Imaging.”

The article outlined “pertinent skeletal anatomy that is uniquely addressed in gender affirmation procedures and means by which it can be effectively imaged.”

“Facial procedures directed at gender affirmation are uniquely tailored to the individual patient and may affect soft tissue and skeletal structures over the entire face—from the chin through the upper forehead. Complete photographic and radiographic documentation that addresses these areas is important from the perspectives of surgical planning, evaluation of outcomes, research purposes, and communication between patient and provider, and amongst treating professionals. This work outlines pertinent skeletal anatomy that is uniquely addressed in gender affirmation procedures and means by which it can be effectively imaged. It provides historical insight into the evolution of computerized-tomography-based imaging. The authors provide detailed protocols for photo documentation and computerized-tomography based skeletal imaging at their center.”

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
Beverly Bokovitz, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Chief Nursing Officer
Mel Bower Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Kathy A. Dean Vice President, Human Resources
Frances A. Farley Chief Medical Officer $928,355
Phillip Grady, DHA, FACHE Vice President, Hospital Operations
Marc Lalande, PhD Vice President, Research
Scott R. Laubisch, FACHE Vice President, Planning & Business Development
John McCabe Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer $986,324
John McFarland Chief Information Officer
Richard Paula, MD Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Bob Roller Vice President Of Sports
Sharon Russell Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Laurie A. Spieler, JD Vice President, Legal
Nathan Stephens, JD Chief Compliance Officer
Stuart Sullivan Chief Philanthropy Officer
Ryan VanderWerff Administrator, Shriners Children’s Medical Group
Erin Howell, PA-C Chief, Shriners Children’s Medical Group Advanced Practice Providers
Henry “Chip” Iwinski, MD Chief Quality Officer, Shriners Children’s Medical Group

The current leadership/titles are based on the Shriners Children’s leadership website, but the compensation information is from Shriners Hospitals for Children 2022 Form 990, filed 7/5/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2022.

Board of Trustees

Name Title Compensation
James E. “Ed” Stolze Jr. Chairman $0
Jerry G. Gantt President $18,000
Richard G. Burke 1st Vice President $0
Kevin R. Costello 2nd Vice President $0
Brad T. Koehn Treasurer $0
Lawrence J. “Larry” Leib Secretary $0
Mark Hartz Assistant Secretary $0

The current leadership/titles are based on the Shriners Children’s board website, but the compensation information is from Shriners Hospitals for Children 2022 Form 990, filed 7/5/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2022.