The Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Regional Burn Center, a nationally recognized leader in providing outstanding, quality care to individuals with severe burn injuries, has been re-verified by the American Burn Association (ABA), a distinction given only to facilities meeting the highest standards of care for a burn-injured patient.
As stated by the ABA, verified burn centers provide high-quality patient care to burn patients from the time of injury through rehabilitation. Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s - Regional Burn Center is the fourth-oldest burn center in the nation. There are currently only 74 ABA verified burn centers in the U.S.
"We're incredibly proud of our team’s longstanding dedication to burn care, demonstrating a high level of quality and compassionate service to our community," said Andre Storey, Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital - Milwaukee Campus president. “For more than half a century, our Regional Burn Center has continually demonstrated that we are pioneers in burn care, and that is possible due to the advanced clinical and compassionate care of our team.”
The Regional Burn Center care team has specialized training in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of burn injured patients, and includes doctors, advanced practice specialists, nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers, psychologists and chaplains who care for every aspect of a patient during their hospital stay and recovery.
For more than 65 years the Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s - Regional Burn Center has been providing patients with advanced inpatient and outpatient care. Today, the burn center uses advanced treatments in caring for severe and life-threatening burns, including chemical, electrical, fire, heat and frostbite injuries. The center also specializes in the use of lasers for scar management.
