Burn Center

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No one ever plans to be burned. But if you or someone you love is ever involved in a fire, explosion or industrial accident, it's good to know that the JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center at Merit Health Central is close by when every minute counts.

The JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center cares for both adult and pediatric burn patients on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. Pediatric patients account for nearly one-third of total inpatient burn cases. The center includes 13 burn intensive care patient rooms, 20 burn step down unit patient rooms and a 12-room outpatient clinic. We offer specialized, unique resources needed for treating burn patients. These include:

• Debridement room, where our burn team can receive and evaluate patients
• Hydrotherapy facilities
• Hyperbaric oxygen chamber
• Surgical suite for microvascular, acute burn and reconstructive surgeries
• Multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, physical, occupational and respiratory therpaists, resource managers and dietitians, all trained to treat burn patients.

Patients of all ages are treated at the JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center for a variety of burns and wounds. In addition to having wounds dressed and treated, patients also receive ongoing support in our outpatient clinic in the forms of wound-specific education, nutritional counseling and follow-up care. Some of the burns and wounds treated at the clinic include:

• Amputations
• Chemical, electrical and inhalation burns
• Circulatory wounds
• Crush injuries
• Diabetic ulcers
• Gangrene
• Infections of the extremities
• Nonhealing surgical wounds
• Pressure sores
• Thermal burns (from scalds, contact with hot surfaces and severe sunburn)
• Trauma wounds

Located on the fourth floor of Merit Health Central, the outpatient clinic’s proximity to the burn center allows physicians from both specialties the ability to collaborate and offer medical and surgical services in one location while also improving resources, enhancing accessibility for patients and families and improving overall patient outcomes. About 5,500 patient visits are seen in the clinic annually.

Physician referrals are not needed to schedule an appointment at the clinic. For more information, please call 1-877-863-9595.

The JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center is the state's only designated burn center by the Mississippi State Department of Health and Mississippi Trauma Care System. Designation is a voluntary process a burn center can request as a way of independently evaluating their level of excellence. The process involves burn surgeons around the country and trauma nurses from around MS actually visiting the hospital and interviewing and observing the entire burn team.

Classes & Speakers

We are proud of the role we play in the community working on burn prevention and educating first responders (fire and EMS) on how to properly treat burn victims before they arrive at Merit Health Central.

EMS, Fire and Rescue (Scene Treatment of Burn Victims)
JMS is committed to the care and treatment of all burn injury victims. Guidelines have been developed so that you, as a scene responder, can properly triage and treat burn victims. You can request a copy of Recommendations for Treatment of Burn Victims by calling 1-877-863-9595.

Schedule a Speaker For Your Team
JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center physicians and nurses are available to talk to your team about:

• Burn care and treatment
• Initial management of burns
• Burn prevention

If you have another topic in mind, let us know. To schedule a speaker, call (601) 376-1272 .