Our Lady of Lourdes Burn Center is a verified multidisciplinary burn center at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. It provides comprehensive care for pediatric and adult burn patients from initial assessment and admission through discharge and rehabilitation-related follow-up. Services address severe and less-severe burns caused by fire, steam, hot liquids, chemicals, and electricity, and include inpatient intensive care, dedicated burn surgery, outpatient burn-clinic care, same-day surgery, hydrotherapy, hyperbaric therapy, and coordinated support from physicians, burn surgeons, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
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Burn-Related Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
ActiveThe affiliated Our Lady of Lourdes Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine provides specialized wound evaluation, treatment, wound management, patient and family education, debridement, specialty dressings, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Burns are listed among the indications for advanced wound care. This is a related FMOL Health service, but the source does not establish that every patient is automatically part of the Burn Center program.
Inpatient Burn Care
ActiveHospital-based multidisciplinary inpatient care for severe and less-severe burns, including a six-bed intensive-care-capable unit, dedicated burn operating room, same-day surgery, hydrotherapy suite, hyperbaric therapy unit, and transfer capability from surrounding communities. Care is provided by physicians, burn surgeons, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
Outpatient Burn Care and Burn Clinic
ActiveOutpatient evaluation and treatment for burn injuries that do not require hospitalization or emergency-department care. The team provides specialized assessment, treatment, healing guidance, and patient/family education. Patients call the burn-center number for a verbal assessment and appointment if needed.
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Who this resource serves
Pediatric and adult patients with burn injuries, including severe burns and less-severe burns caused by fire, steam, hot liquids, chemicals, or electricity. The center specifically advises calling for assessment for burns involving the face, hands, genitalia, or major joints, and for any chemical or electrical burn.
How to access services
For patients, call (337) 470-BURN (2876) to speak with a burn nurse. A verbal assessment determines whether a burn-clinic appointment is needed. For emergencies or severe burns, seek emergency care or call 911. Medical professionals may call the same number for transfer information and clinic appointments. The outpatient burn clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon; inpatient and emergency burn services operate through the hospital.