Expert Burn Care

Shriners Hospitals for Children® provides critical, surgical and rehabilitative care for varying degrees of pediatric burn injuries. Each state-of-the-art hospital is staffed and equipped to provide treatments for:

• Acute, recent burns
• Healed burns
• Scarring that has caused contractures or limited mobility
• Smoke inhalation
• Facial scarring or deformities
• Congenital hairy nevus
• Port wine stains and hemangiomas
• Complex skin conditions
• Congenital ear deformities

For emergency burn care, call 911

For patient referrals, please call your nearest Shriners Hospitals for Children which provides burn care: 

Boston: 617-726-3575
Cincinnati: 866-947-7840
Galveston: 409-770-6773
Northern California (Sacramento): 866-714-7123

Caring for the Whole Child

The staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children focuses on the medical and emotional needs of every child. A multidisciplinary team works closely with the patient and family to provide support during the child’s recovery and transition back to school and family life.

Innovative Burn Research

Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to research and is regarded as a pioneer in developing major breakthroughs in burn medicine. Some of the advances made through these research efforts include:

• Improved survival rates for patients with severe burns and shorter hospital stays
• An understanding of the value of immediate wound closure
• Creation of pressure garments to minimize scarring
• Improvements in metabolic and nutritional care
• Development of engineered skin substitutes and better wound-healing techniques

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