Recognized for Outstanding Burn Care
Rhode Island Burn Center director David Harrington, MD, talks about caring for burn patients, and what it means to be a verified burn center.
Rhode Island Burn Center (RIBC)
The Rhode Island Burn Center at Rhode Island Hospital, the only accredited burn center in the state, employs trained professionals and advanced technology to provide superior care to each patient. The center's comprehensive wound care services include:
- Positive pressure and temperature controlled rooms
- Climate controlled and physiologically monitored burn shower
- Circulating air heated mattresses
- Standard and advanced burn care products
In addition, the center provides:
- Advanced ICU care
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Comprehensive outpatient care
About the Rhode Island Burn Center
Our care is comprehensive through all phases, from injury, beginning with stabilization and acute care, through reconstruction and rehabilitation, to final recovery. We also provide care for patients requiring complicated wound care and patients with major skin disorders.
Expert Burn Care for Adults and Children in Rhode Island
The Burn Center is an American Burn Association verified burn center for both adult and pediatric burn survivors and has been verified since 2009. This distinction ensures that RIBC is adhering to the highest current standards of care set forth by the American Burn Association.
RIBC admits over 150 burn patients per year and has in excess of 1,000 outpatient clinic visits per year to provide continued care for our burn survivors. State-of-the-art burn care is provided to the patients treated at the Burn Center throughout the continuum of care, from initial injury through comprehensive rehabilitation and future reconstructive needs.
For Providers
The following burn center referral form is used for adult and pediatric burn patients: