The UCHealth Burn Clinic – Anschutz Medical Center in metro Denver is the outpatient piece of Colorado’s premier burn center since 1976. We are one of 63 American Burn Association (ABA) verified locations in the United States and the first ABA-verified burn center in Colorado.
Our burn center model provides inpatient and outpatient services in one location. For patients, this means a seamless transition through their entire burn and frostbite recovery. We have specialized team members that partner with our provider team, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and a burn-trained psychologist. Our close proximity to the Inpatient Burn Center enhances the patient experience with familiar team members caring for the patient through their injury and recovery. We offer reconstructive appointments after burn injury and have an expansive peer support program for survivors and their families.
Burn and frostbite conditions we treat
- Burns
- Chemical
- Electrical
- Thermal
- Frostbite
Referring physicians: please call us at any time.
A referral to the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center, regardless of size or type of injury, means that the patient will have access to our team of burn specialists including physical and occupation therapy, nutrition, psychology, and rehabilitation along with exposure to our SOAR (Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery) peer support program and assistance through our Burn Foundation and burn survivor community.
Referral criteria
- 2nd-degree burns > 10 %
- Burns to face, hands, feet, perineum, major joints
- 3rd-degree burns
- Electrical burns
- Inhalation injury
- Chemical burns
- Pediatric burns (13 years and under or under 40 kg go to Children’s Hospital Colorado)
- Burns with associated trauma
- Burns accompanied by pre-existing medical conditions
- Burns with special social, emotional, or rehabilitation needs