Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s nationwide system cares for patients suffering from a continuum of burn and wound injuries. These injuries may include everything from diabetic wounds and ulcers to thermal and chemical burns. Our expert burn and wound care teams are experienced in the emergency, acute and reconstructive treatment of burns of all […]

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When it comes to at-home burn care, homeopathic burn remedies are generally frowned upon as treatment options because there is little to no research on whether these remedies improve or delay the healing process. However, some at-home burn care treatments are recommended for use on minor burns. To help give every patient the best outcome […]

The rule of nines is a method used to estimate TBSA, inform fluid resuscitation and initiate the patient transfer process. For patient safety, the rule of nines should only be calculated by healthcare professionals.   For Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), burn centers across our care system, emergency services personnel and many other […]

Eight-year-old Scotti Roberts grew up living the small-town-USA life in Fitzgerald, GA. In a town of roughly 9,000 people, Roberts lived with her grandparents in a pecan orchard. After dinner on Oct. 18, 2005, Roberts and her family went to the orchard to a five-foot hole where they burned their pecan branches. Playing, Roberts threw […]

Idaho Falls, ID—Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s (BRCA), the nation’s largest system for burn care, Idaho Falls location is now offering telehealth services for burns and wounds for Teton Valley Health (TVH) patients through a new program (TeleBurn). “As one of the very few burn centers in the northwest, we know how important specialized […]

Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America is pleased to welcome Juan Alexander as the new Physician Recruiter starting April 25, 2022. Juan is an experienced sales executive with more than 10-years of experience. Most recently, Juan served as the VP of Physician Recruiting and Development at Health First Physicians, Inc. in Melbourne, FL. He negotiated […]

Tish Myers, a nurse practitioner at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center of Augusta, was recently featured on WJBF NewsChannel 6! In the full segment, Tish talked about the treatment Taka, a therapy dog and canine burn survivor, received from our amazing burn care team. Tish also talked about Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s […]

Augusta, GA—Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) is thrilled to welcome Chuck Campagna as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), starting April 18, 2022. Chuck brings more than 25 years of senior financial leadership experience in the healthcare, environmental and business services industries, including serving as: CFO at Urology Partners of America, an 85-member […]

Did you know there is more than one type of fire extinguisher, and each one is classified by its contents? Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) is helping keep our communities safe by breaking down fire extinguisher classifications into an easy-to-follow guide so that you know which fire safety device is right for your […]

Plano, TX—Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) is pleased to announce the American Burn Association (ABA) has officially named the Burn and Reconstructive Center of Texas at Medical City Plano as an ABA-verified burn center. BRCA partnered with Medical City Plano to open the Burn and Reconstructive Center of Texas in 2015 to provide […]

For the first time in then fourteen-year-old John David Thomason’s life, he was going on a cross-country fishing and camping trip deep in the Wyoming wilderness. On July 1, 2021, only a day into the trip, he and his campmates were cooking over an open fire and playing bocce ball when Thomason miss-stepped and fell […]