Clinics

The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) Clinic Care Partner program is an initiative that stems from the existing Spina Bifida Collaborative Care Network (SBCCN), a program that works to identify the needs of people with Spina Bifida, connect with health care providers, identify clinics with the best outcomes, and identify research priorities.

There are 32 clinics from across the country that met 10 standards identified as best practices to care for people with Spina Bifida. These clinics have dedicated health care professionals who partner with people living with Spina Bifida and their families to provide expert care and help identify research priorities.

Clinic Care Partners will collaborate with other providers and SBA to share ideas with a national network of providers that have also been recognized as SBA Clinic Care Partners. During this five-year partnership, they will implement best practices that ensure people with Spina Bifida receive the best care possible to have fulfilling lives.

The application period for 2021 SBA Clinic Care partnership opens on September 30, 2020. Applications must be submitted by December 5, 2020. Apply here. 

The 2020 Clinic Care Partners are:

  • Children’s of Alabama – Birmingham, Alabama
  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama
  • District Medical Group – Phoenix, Arizona
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Phoenix Arizona
  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital – Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital – Loma Linda, California
  • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California – Sacramento, California
  • UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – San Francisco, California
  • Stanford University – Palo Alto, California
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado – Aurora, Colorado
  • Connecticut Children’s Hospital – Hartford, Connecticut
  • Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children – Orlando, Florida
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
  • Riley Children’s Hospital – Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Children’s Hospital New Orleans – New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Kennedy Krieger Institute – Baltimore, Maryland
  • Boston Children’s Hospital – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare – Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Children’s Mercy Kansas City – Kansas City, Missouri
  • Duke University Hospital – Durham, North Carolina
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Columbus, Ohio
  • Penn State Health – Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children – Dallas Texas
  • Cook Children’s Medical Center – Fort Worth, Texas
  • Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston, Texas
  • Primary Children’s Hospital/Intermountain Healthcare – Salt Lake City, Utah
  • UW Health/American Family Children’s Hospital – Madison, Wisconsin
  • Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Wisconsin