BURN CENTER RECEIVES VERIFICATION

The American Burn Association (ABA) has verified The Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center, after a rigorous and thorough review of Westchester Medical Center’s burn care program. With this verification, Westchester Medical Center is now home to the only verified burn care program in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and eastern New York state north of New York City.

According to the ABA, there are almost 500,000 burn injuries requiring medical care each year with over 60% of those hospitalized with a burn injury receiving care at a verified burn center.

“This verification from the ABA reflects our commitment to providing the highest level of complex care. Our multidisciplinary team of experts works tirelessly to ensure that every patient receives the best possible treatment, and we are grateful for the support and collaboration of our emergency medical service colleagues who make our work possible…,” said

Joseph Turkowski, M.D., medical director, The Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center.

An academic medical center already verified as a Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, the ABA Burn Center verification further solidifies Westchester Medical Center’s standing as the premier provider of care in the Hudson Valley and beyond.

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed health-care system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 13,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians and has one of the largest mental health systems in New York state.