University Health is a public academic health system in San Antonio, Texas. University Hospital provides Level I adult and pediatric trauma care, including emergency and specialized treatment for severe burns. University Children’s Health operates a pediatric trauma and burn program offering acute burn care, surgical reconstruction, rehabilitation, scar management, pain management, physical and occupational therapy, pressure garments, psychological and psychiatric care, and family support services.
Services & categories
Programs & services
Specific programs and services listed for this organization.
San Antonio Pediatric Burn Center / Pediatric Trauma & Burn Center
ActiveAn active pediatric burn program providing comprehensive care for children with burns, including acute medical and surgical treatment, burn reconstruction, joint positioning and splinting, pain management, physical and occupational therapy, pressure garments for scar reduction, psychological and psychiatric care, rehabilitation, case management, social work, Child Life, recreation therapy, back-to-school support, and family support groups. The program is part of University Hospital’s Level I pediatric trauma center.
Trauma Recovery Clinic / Trauma Follow-up Care
ActivePost-hospitalization follow-up for trauma patients, including many patients with burns. Services include additional procedures and surgeries, diagnostic imaging, activity and work/school guidance, coordination of physical and occupational therapy, splinting and casting, outpatient rehabilitation, and trauma-informed care. Patients can also access emotional and community support through the hospital’s Trauma Survivors Network membership.
University Health Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center
ActiveWound-care services at University Health locations for non-healing or chronic wounds, including severe burns and traumatic wounds. Services are provided at University Hospital, Medical Center Pavilion, and Texas Diabetes Institute. The official page states that patients should ask a primary-care provider for a referral if a wound is not healing after two weeks.
Resource information
States served
Who this resource serves
Adults and children requiring emergency, trauma, burn, follow-up, rehabilitation, or wound-care services. The pediatric burn program serves children and families from South Texas and reports that families travel from across Texas for specialty pediatric burn care.
How to access services
For a life-threatening burn or other emergency, call 911 or go to the University Hospital Emergency Department. University Hospital’s emergency department lists burns among the conditions treated. For pediatric burn-program information or appointments, call 210-743-2500. For adult trauma follow-up, call 210-743-2900. Routine wound-care services may require a referral from a primary-care provider. Services are primarily delivered in person at University Hospital and affiliated University Health locations.