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.

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Australian Capital Territory

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

Northern Territory

Patients with severe burns are also transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital [3] or Women's and Children's Hospital [4] in South Australia.

Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania

Western Australia

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References

  1. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/traumaepi/burnsreg.html Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand
  2. http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/Burns_Transfer_Guidelines_2013-14_-_web.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. "Welcome | Burns Unit | Royal Adelaide Hospital". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. "Burns".
  5. "Burns (Pegg Leditschke Children's Burns Centre) | Service Detail | CHQ". 18 October 2018.