List of burn centres in Canada
This is a list of burn centres in Canada. A burn centre or burn care facility is typically a hospital ward which specializes in the treatment of severe burn injuries. There are currently approximately 20 hospitals that care for burn injuries and receive referrals across Canada.[1] Most provinces have at least one burn unit, and sometimes a hospital for adults and another for children. The largest verified burn centres are in Toronto.
Alberta[edit]
- Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre, Foothills Hospital
- Firefighters Burn Treatment Unit, University of Alberta Hospital
- Alberta Children's Hospital
British Columbia[edit]
- British Columbia Professional Firefighters Burn & Plastic Surgery Unit, Vancouver General Hospital
- British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria
Manitoba[edit]
- The Manitoba Firefighters Burn Unit, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
- The Firefighters Burn Fund Children's Burn Unit, The Children's Hospital, Winnipeg
New Brunswick[edit]
- General Surgery, Burns, and Plastic, Moncton Hospital
Newfoundland[edit]
- The General Hospital, Health Sciences Centre, Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Johns
Nova Scotia[edit]
Ontario[edit]
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,[2] Toronto
- Hamilton Firefighters Burn Unit, Hamilton Health Sciences
- The Hospital for Sick Children,
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
Prince Edward Island[edit]
There are no designated burn centres in Prince Edward Island, though PEI hospitals treated 19 child burn cases between April 2015 and January 2016. There was no breakdown of how many burn-treated children at IWK Hospital in Nova Scotia were from PEI.[3]
Quebec[edit]
- Centre D'Expertise Aux Soins De Victimes De Brûlures Graves De L’ouest-Du-Québec, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- Centre D'Expertise Pour Les Personnes Victimes De Brûlures Graves De L’est-Du-Québec Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire De Québec, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City
- Unité Des Soins Intensifs Pédiatriques Chu, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
Saskatchewan[edit]
- Royal University Hospital
- Firefighters Burn Unit, Regina General Hospital
Territories[edit]
There are no known burn centres in the territories of Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
References[edit]
- ^ "Canadian Burn Units & Survivor Support Groups". Canadian Association of Burn Nurses. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "About the Ross Tilley Burn Centre". Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Childhood burns on the rise, says IWK". CBC Television. January 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-20.