Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center to open burn center
After the October closure of Mississippi’s solely accredited burn middle threatened to upend entry to care, the state’s subsequent designated burn middle might be housed on the College of Mississippi Medical Heart in Jackson, the state Division of Well being introduced Tuesday.
State officers accepted the hospital’s utility months after the ability rolled out its new burn unit in January. The unit was established in response to the closure of the burn middle at Benefit Well being Central, which had Mississippi’s solely accredited burn middle. Some burn sufferers have been initially redirected to hospitals in different states.
“We’re happy that the College of Mississippi Medical Heart has been deemed certified to offer the extent of multidisciplinary care required for burn therapy,” Dr. Peter Arnold, chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical procedure, stated in a information launch. “The depth of medical expertise and assets of an instructional medical middle make UMMC uniquely certified and a great location for burn therapy within the state.”
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The College of Mississippi Medical Heart stands on Might 2, 2018, in Jackson, Mississippi. (AP Photograph/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Benefit Well being Central, a South Jackson hospital, stated the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing challenges made working their burn unit too troublesome. Forward of the closure, UMMC stated it could assist fill the void.
The UMMC information launch stated the hospital’s care staff for burn sufferers would come with specialists in emergency drugs and trauma surgical procedure, in addition to a number of sub-specialties in cosmetic surgery, vital care, laboratory drugs, psychological well being, occupational remedy and bodily remedy.