Johns Hopkins Pediatric Burn Center provides specialized burn care for children, including evaluation and treatment of burn injuries, wound care, recovery support and follow-up care tailored to pediatric patients and their families.
Services & categories
Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Child Injury Prevention Program: Burn Prevention and Safety Education
ActiveCommunity outreach and education focused on burn prevention and safety for families.
Inpatient Pediatric Burn Care Program
ActiveHospital-based multidisciplinary care for children with larger or more complicated burns, including care in the PICU or specialized burn acute-care unit, wound care, nutritional support, pain management, child-life and psychology support, discharge planning, and coordination of inpatient rehabilitation when needed.
Pediatric Burn Emergency Care
Active24/7 emergency assessment and treatment for pediatric burn injuries, including pain relief, wound care, discharge instructions, supplies, and follow-up planning.
Pediatric Burn Outpatient Clinic
ActiveInitial care for smaller burns that do not require an emergency-department visit and follow-up care after discharge from Johns Hopkins or a referring emergency department. Services include wound care, psychosocial support, and physical and occupational therapy when clinically indicated.
Pediatric Burn Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Support
ActiveIntegrated recovery services including physical and occupational therapy, pain management, psychology and psychiatry, child-life support, social work, case management, home-resource coordination, and referrals for inpatient or intensive outpatient rehabilitation.
Pediatric Burn Surgery and Scar Treatment
ActiveAdvanced surgical treatment for severe pediatric burns, including skin grafting, reconstruction, and laser scar therapy.
Resource information
States served
Who this resource serves
Children with burn injuries and related conditions, including first-, second- and third-degree burns, complex wounds, frostbite, and burn-like exfoliating skin diseases. Johns Hopkins states that its pediatric burn program serves children under age 15 in Maryland and surrounding communities.
How to access services
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. The Pediatric Emergency Department is open 24/7 for pediatric burn assessment and treatment. For non-emergency smaller burns or follow-up after discharge or referral from another emergency department, contact the Pediatric Burn Outpatient Clinic or call 888-997-2876 (KID-BURN). The outpatient clinic is listed as open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00–4:40 p.m. Referring clinicians can use Johns Hopkins referral/transfer channels; the official pages do not establish one universal referral requirement for every service.