Connecticut’s only dedicated and American Burn Association/American College of Surgeons-verified burn center. The multidisciplinary team provides emergency and inpatient burn care, surgical treatment including skin grafting, topical and complex wound care, rehabilitation, social work, nutrition, physical and occupational therapy, follow-up care, and additional therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The center serves patients from throughout Connecticut and functions as a regional referral resource.
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Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Burn wound, scar, and hyperbaric follow-up care
ActivePost-discharge and outpatient services connected with burn recovery, including follow-up visits, burn and skin-graft wound care, burn scar therapy, assessment, dressings, topical treatments, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy when clinically appropriate.
Connecticut Burn Center Family Suite
ActiveAn onsite family suite within the Burn Center that provides lodging for families of burn-center patients during recovery.
Connecticut Burn Center inpatient and emergency burn care
ActiveSpecialized burn-center evaluation, triage, emergency response, hospitalization, intensive treatment, surgery, topical treatment, skin grafting, complex wound care, and multidisciplinary recovery services. The team includes surgeons, burn-trained nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, dietitians, and physical and occupational therapists.
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How to access services
For life-threatening or emergency conditions, call 911 or go to an emergency department. For burn-center consultation, transfer, triage, or referral, contact the Burn Center at 203-384-3728. Hospital-based care is provided in person. Follow-up appointments and outpatient therapies may be arranged through the burn center or related Bridgeport Hospital services. The 2026 Connecticut testimony describes 24/7 consultation, triage, emergency response, and coordinated regional referral access.