List of burn centres in Australia
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
- The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Northern Territory
[edit]Patients with severe burns are also transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital[3] or Women's and Children's Hospital[4] in South Australia.
Queensland
[edit]- Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane[5] (since the closure of the Royal Children's Hospital, Herston)
South Australia
[edit]- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide
Victoria
[edit]- The Alfred, Melbourne
- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Tasmania
[edit]Western Australia
[edit]- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch
- Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands
References
[edit]- ^ 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 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Welcome | Burns Unit | Royal Adelaide Hospital". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Burns".
- ^ "Burns (Pegg Leditschke Children's Burns Centre) | Service Detail | CHQ". 18 October 2018.
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