UW Medicine’s Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center provides coordinated, multidisciplinary burn care, including acute evaluation and stabilization, burn surgery, wound management, rehabilitation, scar control, psychological and social-work support, physical and occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation, pediatric and adult care, follow-up, education, research, and burn-prevention outreach. The center serves as a regional burn referral resource for Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.
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Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Burn and Plastic Surgery Clinics at Harborview
ActiveOutpatient care for adults and children with small acute burns, acute and chronic wounds, and plastic reconstructive injuries. Services include wound care, dressing changes, outpatient physical therapy, and scar control, with support from burn and plastic surgeons, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, and social workers.
Harborview Emergency Department Burn Care
Active24-hour emergency, trauma, and burn care for adults and children, with immediate access to Harborview’s Level I trauma and verified burn-center resources.
Regional Burn Center Acute, Inpatient, and Multidisciplinary Burn Care
ActiveAdult and pediatric burn evaluation, stabilization, acute treatment, burn surgery, wound management, critical care, rehabilitation, psychological care, social work, physical and occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation, nutrition, pharmacy, and follow-up. The center also treats certain severe skin-loss conditions, including toxic epidermal necrolysis, purpura fulminans, and necrotizing fasciitis.
Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR) Counseling
ActiveOne-on-one peer meetings for burn survivors or family members who want to talk with a fellow burn survivor. The service is listed by UW Medicine under Harborview Medical Center burn support resources.
UW Medicine Burn Transfer and Consultation Service
ActiveA clinician-facing service for transferring burn patients to the Regional Burn Center. A Transfer Center nurse coordinates the transfer, and clinicians may consult with burn physicians.
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Who this resource serves
Burn patients and survivors, including adults and children, who require acute burn care, follow-up, rehabilitation, psychological support, or related services. The broader center serves patients referred from Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.
How to access services
For scheduled appointments, call 206-744-5735 or use the UW Medicine appointment process. For emergency symptoms, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For interfacility transfer of a burn patient, clinicians should call the UW Medicine Transfer Center at 1-888-731-4791. For after-hours and emergency treatment information, the Regional Burn Center page lists the Community CareLine at 206-744-2500. Outpatient burn and wound care is provided through the Burn and Plastic Surgery Clinics at Harborview.