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Adult and pediatric burn care in Milwaukee

At Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Regional Burn Center, we deliver advanced burn care for children and adults. 24/7 ER and outpatient care available.

Burns require immediate, comprehensive care. Whether burns are more severe or minor, we’re here with the care you need for your entire family. Specialists at the Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Regional Burn Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin deliver advanced critical care, comprehensive burn treatment, and reconstructive surgery.

At the burn center, our specialists provide 24/7 emergency care and outpatient care for adults and children with:

  • Burns caused by fire, hot liquids, chemicals, electrical currents and other causes
  • Soft tissue injuries and diseases
  • Frostbite
  • Inhalation injuries

You will be cared for by a multispecialty team that specializes in burns from Ascension Wisconsin. Your care team may include burn care specialists, infectious disease specialists, anesthesiologists, therapists, dietitians, mental health specialists, and more. We work together to deliver care for the whole person – physically and emotionally.

Advanced care for burns

Getting timely and comprehensive care for burns is important. At our burn center, we provide advanced care for minor and severe burns, including:

  • Complex wound care
  • Emotional support
  • Nutritional support
  • Pain management
  • Physical and occupational therapy
  • Reconstructive and plastic surgery
  • Scar treatments
  • Skin grafts
  • Support groups, including Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR) and burn camps for children

Emergency and inpatient burn care for adults and children

Severe burns are an emergency. At Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Regional Burn Center, we deliver advanced care for first-, second-, third- and fourth-degree burns. When you come into the emergency room with a severe burn, your care team quickly assesses the degree of your burn. If your condition requires a hospital stay, our care team will be here to support you every step of the way. We connect you with specialists in critical care, plastic surgery and more. Together, we create a personalized care plan that focuses on helping you regain function, prevent infection, reduce scarring and manage your pain.

If you or your child has a traumatic burn or injury, know you are connected to the high level trauma care at our Regional Burn Center. And if your burn requires surgery, reconstructive surgery, our surgeons are ready to deliver advanced surgical care.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911.

CALL 414-585-1163 - BURN CENTER 

Outpatient burn care

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Burn Care also delivers care for for adults and children in our outpatient clinic. We provide same-day care for burns that do not require emergency care and follow-up care while you or your child is recovering. If your burn is more severe, you can be transferred to the inpatient burn unit at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Regional Burn Center. Your care team can also connect you with specialists in plastic surgery, physical therapy, child life specialists and more. We also understand how burns can change daily life and affect emotional health. Your care team connects you with mental health specialists to help you cope during your recovery.

CALL 414-585-1243 - OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Refer or transfer a patient

Your patients and their families can expect compassionate, personalized care from the moment our specialists connect with them. Our specialists start by listening to fully understand their needs and develop an individualized care plan. To make a referral or transfer a patient, please call 414-585-6683.