WRDW’s Laura Warren recently sat down with the McKim family at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, GA, after a science experiment at their Highlands, North Carolina, home left their son Barrett with burns on 50% of his body. Barrett and his mother suffered severe burns from the fire and were life-flighted to […]

At Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), our national burn care specialists treat the continuum of burn injuries. From the expertise of critical care and pediatric intensivists to the consultation of staff psychiatrists, we truly treat the entire patient. BRCA’s burn care services include thermal burns, electrical burns, friction burns/road rash, frostbite, radiation burns […]

Chemical burns can be complicated injuries that require extensive treatment. At Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), our multidisciplinary approach to burn injuries promotes the best possible outcomes for all patients treated at our nationwide care centers. While BRCA encourages patients to seek medical attention when an injury occurs, we do our best to […]

Hot water is one of the most common causes of severe burn injuries in younger and older patient populations across the United States. Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s (BRCA) nationwide care system treats adult and pediatric scald and steam burn injuries using advanced care techniques. These treatments may include debridement, skin substitutes, revolutionary spray-on […]

[VIDEO TRANSCRIPT] Jason DeHart: Fourth of July is a, y’know, a great holiday celebrating our nation’s birth. A lot of people like to celebrate that by using fireworks. You’ve got mortar shells, roman candles, sparklers, there is a vast majority of them. There is no safe way to use a firework. When you talk about […]

The Post and Courier: Grill safety, food temps key to healthy barbecues For Dr. Kade Hardy, the stories he hears from burn patients often include the same unmistakable sound. They often say, “I heard the whoosh,” said Hardy, a burn surgeon at JMS Burn Center at Trident Medical Center in Charleston. “When you hear the […]

Aja Blanding brings the full spectrum of payroll operation experience, including implementing continuous improvements in payroll policies and procedures, improving payroll metrics and reducing errors and processing time. Additionally, she brings a tremendous amount of technical skills to this position, including payroll administration and processing, payroll taxes, ADP payroll, Paylocity payroll, accounts payable, employee deductions […]

WJBF: Augusta Fire Dept. and Burn Center of America team up to demonstrate firework safety AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The holiday weekend starts tomorrow, and a lot of people are going to be shooting fireworks to celebrate America’s independence. But if you’re not careful, that fun night of blowing stuff up could land you in […]

Jeffrey Hundman is a seasoned senior financial executive with experience in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations within the healthcare sector. Within these roles, Jeffrey has successfully championed a large variety of initiatives, including standardizing and streamlining financial reporting, implementing new reporting, budgeting, improving communications, updating the close process, correcting revenue issues, restructuring finance departments and reducing […]

Canine burn survivor Taka was recently featured on Fox 5 Washington, D.C.! Three years ago, Taka suffered severe burns on his face and body from a house fire in Georgia. After receiving life-saving treatment from Dr. Robert “Fred” Mullins, Dr. Derek M. Culnan and the expert burn care team of the Joseph M. Still Burn […]

Burn treatment doesn’t begin or end in the burn center. Burn care starts immediately after a burn injury is suffered and continues for days, months or years, depending on the severity and the total body surface area (TBSA) affected. Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) and our burn care teams across the country empower […]