List of burn centres in Australia
While many hospitals in Australia have the capability to treat burns, there are currently 13 designated burns units across Australia.[1] Most states have one centre for adults and another for children; all units are located in a state/territorial capital city.
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT (Canberra) currently has no designated burns unit; patients with severe burns are usually transferred to Concord Repatriation General Hospital or The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in New South Wales.[2]
New South Wales
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
- The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
- Natho's House
Northern Territory
Patients with severe burns are also transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital[3] or Women's and Children's Hospital[4] in South Australia.
Queensland
- Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane[5] (since the closure of the Royal Children's Hospital, Herston)
- Chris's House
South Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide
Victoria
- The Alfred, Melbourne
- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Tasmania
Western Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch
- Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands
References
- http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/traumaepi/burnsreg.html Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand
- http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/Burns_Transfer_Guidelines_2013-14_-_web.pdf
- http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/burns/
- http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az/divisions/psurg/burns/index.html
- http://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/home/lcch/departments-services/burns/
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