The Ohio State Comprehensive Burn Center, part of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, provides adult burn care from initial evaluation and acute treatment through wound care, advanced dressing management, complex burn management, scar management, reconstruction and follow-up. Services are available in inpatient and outpatient settings and include multidisciplinary physical, occupational and speech-language therapy, social work, psychological, spiritual and nutritional support for patients and families. The center treats minor through severe burns, including thermal, chemical, electrical and inhalation injuries, burns involving the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum and joints, and burns in patients with significant comorbidities.
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Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
Burn Rehabilitation Services
ActiveRehabilitation connected with Ohio State burn care, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy when clinically indicated, social work, psychology, spiritual care and nutritional services. Inpatient burn rehabilitation is provided through Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital, with additional outpatient rehabilitation pathways available through Ohio State.
Burn-care education and speaker outreach
ActiveOhio State states that its burn program can provide educational outreach to the public and health professionals, including EMS, emergency departments, and urgent-care providers.
Ohio State Comprehensive Burn Care
ActiveAdult inpatient and outpatient treatment for burns ranging from minor to severe. Services include advanced dressing options, wound care, complex burn management, treatment of thermal, chemical and electrical burns, care for inhalation injury and burns involving critical anatomical areas, scar management and reconstruction after burn recovery, and multidisciplinary support for physical, mental, emotional and social needs.
Ohio State Teleburn Collaborative
ActiveA teleconsultation service through which Ohio State burn specialists assess burn severity for patients at partner hospitals and help determine whether care can remain local or whether transfer to Ohio State is needed.
Burn Survivor Support and Phoenix Society SOAR
UnknownBurn-survivor and family support activities documented by Ohio State include monthly support meetings, seasonal outings, and participation in the Phoenix Society’s Survivor Offering Assistance and Recovery (SOAR) program. The page says the support group was meeting virtually and directs people to email for information; the current meeting schedule and format should be reconfirmed because the page retains COVID-era wording.
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Who this resource serves
Burn survivors, patients, families, and caregivers served by or seeking information from this burn program.
How to access services
For non-emergency burn-care appointments or referral information, call 614-293-2876. The McCampbell Outpatient Care burn clinic is scheduled-appointments-only. For emergencies, call 911 or seek emergency medical care. Hospital-to-hospital transfer and urgent referral arrangements may use Ohio State's transfer and referral processes.