Shriners Children's Erie

12/19/2025

Big congratulations to Everly, our talented 9-year-old artist and the winner of the Shriners Children’s Erie Holiday Card Contest!

She created a heartwarming drawing of her family holding hands around a Christmas tree, complete with amazing little details you can spot when you zoom in.

Fantastic job, Everly! ❤️🖍️

12/18/2025

Thank you to Wabtec Corporation and everyone who contributed to this year’s Bids for the Kids charity auction! We are so grateful for your generosity and thrilled that Shriners Children’s Erie will benefit from these funds. Your support helps us continue providing hope, comfort and care to the children and families we serve every day. 💙

12/18/2025

Santa Cow from Chick-fil-A 12th St Erie made a special stop at Shriners Children’s Erie to spread some holiday cheer 🎄🐄

From passing out cookies to our patients and families to sharing plenty of smiles, the visit made the day extra sweet. Santa Cow even got to meet Therapy Dogs United therapy dog, Caoimhe “Keeva,” and of course they had to snap a photo together. Thanks for helping make the season a little brighter for everyone! 🍪✨

12/17/2025

We are so thankful to for Tots Erie County PA, the U.S. Marine Corps and the PA State Police for stopping by with an incredible donation of toys. These gifts will be shared with our patients throughout the year to bring comfort during appointments, celebrate special moments and add a little extra joy to their day. We truly appreciate your generosity and continued support of the children and families we are honored to care for. Thank you for helping us make a difference.

Kids at Shriners Children’s Erie got a very special surprise on Tuesday morning. The Erie County Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program dropped off donations at the children’s hospit…

12/17/2025

Help us sprinkle kindness and possibility into the lives of our patients this holiday season.🎄✨❄️

Winter, one of our incredible patient ambassadors, reminds us how powerful compassionate care can be. With your support, she continues to grow, shine and share her resilience with everyone she meets.
Mix your generosity into our recipe for healing and transform a child’s journey today.
Click the link below.

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12/16/2025

In case you missed it, Brandon, one of our International Patient Ambassadors, shared his story today on the The Kelly Clarkson Show. We are very proud of Brandon and all he's accomplished. ❤️

12/15/2025

🌟 Meet Dax! 🌟

Dax stopped by with something super cool to show off: his brand-new bilateral Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses (KAFOs) from the Shriners Children’s Erie Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS) department! 🐸🦎

Designed with fun amphibian and reptile themes, these KAFOs help support Dax as he grows with Blount’s disease. This condition affects the growth plates around the knees and can cause bowed legs in children.

Dax didn’t just want to show us his new braces. He wanted to prove how fast they help him go, so he challenged his clinician, Hannah Clark, MS, L/CPO, to a hallway race.

Thanks for the smiles and the speed, Dax. You remind us every day that orthoses can be both functional and seriously fun. 💚🧡

12/11/2025

🗣️ Looking for speech therapy? Here’s why families choose Shriners Children’s Erie

At Shriners Children’s Erie, our speech therapy team, including speech-language pathologist, Sarah Kaveney, provides specialized care to support each child’s communication, confidence and overall development. Families can expect a supportive, engaging and individualized experience from start to finish.

✨ What families love about our speech therapy:
• Treatment plans created just for your child and their goals
• Simple at-home activities to help keep progress going
• Flexible appointment times to fit your family’s schedule
• One-on-one 30-minute sessions focused fully on your child
• The chance to work with our certified therapy dogs for extra motivation 🐾
• Thorough evaluations that look at your child’s full needs
• Support and trials for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools
• Fun adaptive equipment like bikes, swings and an adaptive playground to keep kids engaged

With Sarah and our therapy team, children receive compassionate, personalized care in an outpatient setting designed to help them thrive. 💙

12/10/2025

Shriners Children’s Erie is proud to announce that Joshua Pahys, MD, has been appointed Chief of Staff. Dr. Pahys will continue providing exceptional care at both Shriners Children’s Philadelphia and Shriners Children’s Erie, reflecting his long-standing commitment to serving children and families across both locations.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pahys on this well-deserved appointment!

Shriners Children’s Erie has appointed Joshua Pahys, MD as its new chief of staff. Dr. Pahys has been part of the Shriners Children’s family for many years, offering exceptional clinical

12/09/2025

📣 Exciting News from Shriners Children’s Erie!

We are proud to announce that Joshua Pahys, MD has been appointed chief of staff at Shriners Children’s Erie. Dr. Pahys will continue providing exceptional care at both Shriners Children’s Philadelphia and Shriners Children’s Erie, reflecting his long-standing commitment to serving children and families across both locations.

Dr. Pahys has been part of the Shriners Children’s family for many years and brings a remarkable blend of clinical expertise, compassion and personal experience. His journey into orthopedics was shaped by his own childhood diagnosis of scoliosis, bracing and later spine surgery to remove a tumor. Thanks to exceptional care, he recovered quickly and even returned to play college basketball at Johns Hopkins University just months after surgery.

His medical journey inspired him to pursue orthopedics, complete residency training in Philadelphia and train at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, where he developed a deep connection to the Shriners Children's mission. After a fellowship in complex spinal surgery, he joined the Philadelphia spine team in 2010 and expanded his impact by joining Shriners Children’s Erie in 2015.

Today, Dr. Pahys continues to provide exceptional spine care to children and families across the region — and now steps into this new leadership role.

💬 “I am deeply honored to serve as chief of staff. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to play a role in helping to build on the already strong 100+ year foundation of Shriners Children’s Erie.” — Dr. Pahys

Dr. Pahys is highly respected for his clinical excellence, strong rapport with patients and families and collaborative leadership. We are excited for his continued impact as he helps lead Shriners Children’s Erie into the future.

💙 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pahys on this well-deserved appointment!

12/09/2025

A huge thank you to the University of Pittsburgh Prosthetics and Orthotics graduate students, for their incredibly thoughtful donation to the Shriners Children's Erie Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS) team! 💙🐻

The students hand-crafted custom scoliosis braces for each stuffed animal using donated and scrap materials, a creative and heartfelt project that will bring comfort and encouragement to the children receiving scoliosis care here at Shriners Children’s Erie.

We are so grateful for your time, talent and generosity. These special gifts will mean so much to our patients! 🎁✨

12/08/2025

👋 Join us in welcoming Zach Gotham, PA-S, to Shriners Children’s Erie! 🎉

Zach earned his Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Gannon University and brings a strong clinical foundation with a special passion for pediatrics. His hands-on experience caring for children of all ages has shaped his commitment to providing compassionate, family-centered care.

Zach has also completed rotations in general surgery, family medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine and will soon travel to Shriners Children’s Philadelphia for specialized PM&R training—skills he’ll bring back to support our patients here in Erie.

We’re thrilled to welcome Zach to the Shriners Children's Erie team and can’t wait to see the incredible care he’ll provide to our patients and families!