The Rhode Island Burn Center at Rhode Island Hospital is Brown University Health's adult and pediatric burn-care center and Rhode Island's only accredited or American Burn Association-verified burn center. It provides comprehensive care across the burn-care continuum, including emergency stabilization, acute and intensive care, wound management, burn surgery, outpatient follow-up, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and care for complicated wounds and selected major skin disorders. Its multidisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, respiratory therapists, nutrition professionals, social workers, case managers, and pharmacists.
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Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Burn Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Recovery Services
ActiveIntegrated rehabilitation and recovery services provided by occupational and physical therapists and other members of the burn team. Services focus on maximizing range of motion, strength, flexibility, function, communication, swallowing, nutrition, emotional support, crisis intervention, case management, and family support during recovery.
Burn-Center Referral and Transfer Pathway
ActiveProvider-facing pathway for referring adult and pediatric burn patients to the burn center, including referral forms and emergency transfer guidance for major, complex, or high-risk burns.
Comprehensive Adult Burn Care
ActiveAcute and critical care for adult burn injuries, including stabilization, intensive care, wound management, burn surgery, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and continuing recovery care. The center also treats complicated wounds and selected major skin disorders.
Pediatric Burn Care and Pediatric Burn Clinic
ActivePediatric burn services through Hasbro Children's, including evaluation and treatment of minor through life-threatening burns, wound care, major burn surgery, critical care, emergency treatment, and follow-up in the Pediatric Burn Clinic. Family-centered social-work support may assist with temporary housing, transportation, and other practical needs.
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Who this resource serves
Adults and children with burn injuries or related complex wound-care needs. The center treats minor through life-threatening burns; pediatric patients are served through the pediatric division at Hasbro Children's. Clinic visits are appointment-based, while emergencies should be directed to the emergency department or burn-center transfer pathway.
How to access services
Visit the burn center's official website for current referral, transfer, appointment and emergency-care information.