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List of burn centers in the United States

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This is a list of burn centers in the United States. A burn center or burn care facility is typically a hospital ward which specializes in the treatment of severe burn injuries. As of 2011, there are 123 self-designated burn care facilities in the United States.[1] The American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) developed a joint review program to verify burn centers that meet the criteria for optimal care to burn patients. The following list includes burn centers that are known to the ABA as of March 2016.[2]

Alabama

Alaska

Alaska has no ABA-verified burn center, and its regional center is in Seattle, WA. The Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage has some burn care capabilities,[6] and has been listed as a non-verified center by the ABA.[7]

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Northern California

[14]

Central California

Southern California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

As of 2006, Delaware has no burn centers.[24]

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

  • Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center [28]

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

  • Mississippi Burn, Hand & Reconstruction Center[37]
  • UMMC Mississippi Burn Center[38]
  • Joseph M. Still Burn and Reconstruction Center at Central Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson (closed in 2022) [39]
  • Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center at the Delta Regional Medical Center (closed in 2006)[24]

Missouri

Montana

Montana, as of 2007, had no burn centers.[40] Depending on region and severity, patients may be sent to Idaho Falls, Salt Lake City, or Seattle.[citation needed]

Nebraska

  • St. Elizabeth Regional Burn Center[8]

Nevada

New Hampshire

As of 2007, New Hampshire had no burn centers.[40]

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

North Dakota does not have a burn center; burn patients are sent to North Colorado Medical Center, Western States Burn Center[citation needed] or Hennepin County Medical Center Burn Center.[47]

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

  • Regional Firefighter's Burn Center — Memphis[8]
  • Vanderbilt Burn Center — Nashville
  • Burn and Reconstructive Center at TriStar Skyline Medical Center[52]

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

  • Children's National - Trauma Care[62]
  • The Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center[63]

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

As of 2007, Wyoming had no burn centers.[40] Wyoming sends its burn victims to Colorado:

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