Burn Care Center
Clinical Services
A multidisciplinary approach to patient care is a core value of the
Comprehensive Burn Care Center. This highly experienced group of
professionals are dedicated to the total rehabilitation of the burn
patient.
- Physicians
- Nursing
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- dieticians
- Pharmacists
- Social Workers
- Child Life Specialists
- Music Therapists
- Clergy
- Psychologists
- Volunteers
Each burn team member has an extensive background in the treatment of burns.
Nurses are specially trained in critical care, as well as certified in Advanced
Burn Life Support. As a major teaching hospital for the Case Western
Reserve University School of Medicine, medical students and resident
physicians complete a rotation in the Center and learn the latest
techniques for treating burn victims. This rotation schedule helped
MetroHealth's Comprehensive Burn Care Center become one of the first programs in
the country to complete a rigorous verification process with the American
College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association. In 1995 the
Center received verification as a Comprehensive Burn Care Center. The burn
team also draws upon the resources of surgeons from a variety of subspecialties
including plastic, neurosurgery, and orthopedic surgery.
Unlike some intensive care units, patients in the Burn Care Center remain
with the same team from admission to discharge. Outpatient visits and support
group meetings are held in the same environment as acute care so returning
patients can experience a continuum of care.
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