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3651 Wheeler RoadAugusta, GA 30909
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About Joseph M. Still Burn Center
Our mission is to improve lives. Here, we've created a compassionate, nurturing environment for both functional and cosmetic burn and wound care.
About our burn center
We treat more than 3,000 burns and wounds annually. With more than three decades of experience treating difficult wounds, skin disorders and burns, our team of highly skilled physicians, nurses and medical staff are prepared to care for even the most complex burns.
Some features of our inpatient and outpatient burn center include:
- 99 beds dedicated for burn care, including 38 intensive care unit (ICU) beds
- Eight dedicated operating rooms
- Level II Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
- Nation's largest burn center and third largest in the world
- Verified Adult and Pediatric Burn Center by the American Burn Association (ABA)
We also coordinate educational and community outreach programs, offering professional training and fire prevention awareness to communities worldwide. For more information, call (855) 863-9595.
Conditions treated by our burn specialists
The robust capabilities of our center allow us to be able to treat a range of burns and burn-related conditions, including:
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Chemical burns
- Crush injuries
- Degloving
- Diabetic wounds
- Dive complications
- Electrical burns
- Fournier's gangrene
- Friction burns
- Frostbite
- Hand and extremity injuries
- Inhalation burns
- Limb loss
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs)
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- Radiation burns
- Road and crash-related burns
- Skin sloughing disorders
- Slow or nonhealing wounds
- Staphylococcal scalding skin syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
- Thermal burns
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
- Traumatic injuries
Microvascular surgery
Microvascular surgery reconnects blood vessels, and can be used during both plastic and reconstructive surgeries. This technique is also used to address conditions of the breast and face. We offer scar revision as a type of microvascular surgery, often alongside laser scar therapy.
Pediatric burn care
Treating children's burns requires a unique skillset from those of adults. Throughout the wound care process, kids may require special nutritional plans, sometimes up to double the calories they would typically consume in a day.
Burn scars can seriously inhibit normal movement, so extra attention is needed when treating children whose bodies are still growing. Our burn center's pediatric therapists and surgeons work closely to treat the skin's regrowth.
Our burn treatment team
The burn and wound specialists at our center work together to create the most comprehensive, efficient care plan for you. Our team is made up of a wide range of adult and pediatric specialists, including:
- Burn technicians
- Case managers
- Certified wound specialists
- Dietitians
- Licensed practical nurses
- Nurse practitioners
- Occupational therapists
- Pharmacists
- Physical therapists
- Physician assistants
- Radiologists
- Registered nurses
- Respiratory therapists
- Social workers
- Surgeons
Our founder, Joseph M. Still
Read below to learn about the namesake of our burn center and his many contributions.
Learn more about Joseph M Still
Joseph M. Still, Jr., MD, dedicated his professional life to improvements in burn treatment. Founding the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in 1978, he and the team at Doctors Hospital went on to build one of the world's leading treatment facilities for those who have experienced burns.
Dr. Still also founded the Burn Foundation of America, which operates the Jeffery Vaden Chavis House, a long-time dream of Dr. Still's. This house, located on our hospital's campus, provides a place for people to stay while their family members are in the burn center.
Leadership was always a way of life for Dr. Still. At 13 years old, he became an Eagle Scout, and numerous honors and achievements led to his nomination as one of the “Outstanding Young Men in America.” Though a Charlotte, North Carolina, native, Dr. Still attended Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in biology and chemistry. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1965, then completed his residencies at Duke University in 1973. Education was always important to Dr. Still, as he not only encouraged others to further their education, but he also financially supported their efforts.
Dr. Still and his wife, Sue, had 10 children and 26 grandchildren. They enjoyed traveling the world together, including taking annual trips with their children. In addition, they shared a love for animals, and expressed that love through the care of more than 1,000 exotic birds.
Dr. Still was a visionary, seeing the bigger picture that most could not see. Determined, generous, compassionate, hard-working, risk-taking and problem-solving, he affected the lives of thousands, and was loved by just as many.
Burn Foundation of America
Founded by Dr. Still, the Burn Foundation of America is a non-profit organization devoted to helping burn patients and their families with non-medical necessities. The foundation provides many free services for you and your family, including:
- Anti-scarring garments
- Daily meals
- Lodging at the Jeffrey Vaden Chavis House
- Medications
- Transportation
The Jeffrey Vaden Chavis House
If you are receiving care in the burn center, it is possible you may remain in the hospital for as little as one week, or as long as 10 weeks. Finding an affordable place to stay during that time is difficult for some families, since many that visit us are not from Augusta. The Burn Foundation of America manages a dedicated residence on our hospital's campus where your family can stay close to you for free. The residence is named after Jeffrey Vaden Chavis, a South Carolina firefighter who died in the line of duty.
Amenities of the Chavis House include:
- Family room with TV
- Kitchen
- Daily hot meal provided by local churches
- Sleeping accommodations for up to 50 people
- Washer and dryer
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Joseph M. Still Burn Center
Address
3651 Wheeler RoadAugusta, GA 30909