{"id":2261,"date":"2020-04-05T12:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-burn-center-anschutz-medical-campus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:20:54","slug":"uchealth-burn-center-university-of-colorado-hospital","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-burn-center-university-of-colorado-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center &#8211; University of Colorado Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1329\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1329 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/uchealth-wp-uploads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/24133437\/ABA-seal-burn-center.jpg\" alt=\"American Burn Association Certified\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/24133437\/ABA-seal-burn-center.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/24133437\/ABA-seal-burn-center-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/24133437\/ABA-seal-burn-center-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center at University of Colorado Hospital is the first and longest-standing American Burn Center (ABA)-verified burn center in the Rocky Mountain region.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ameriburn.org\/quality-care\/verification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt;&gt; Learn more<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Colorado&#8217;s premier burn care facility.<\/h3>\n<p>The UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center at University of Colorado Hospital in metro Denver is Colorado\u2019s premier burn center since 1976.\u00a0 We are one of 63 American Burn Association (ABA) verified locations in the United States and the first ABA-verified burn center in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Our burn center model provides inpatient and outpatient services in one location. For patients, this means a seamless transition through their entire burn and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/frostbite\/\">frostbite<\/a> recovery.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inpatient Burn Center hours: 24 hours a day.<\/li>\n<li>Outpatient Burn Clinic hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday \u2013 Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Burn and frostbite conditions we treat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/burn-care\/\">Burns<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/chemical-burns\/\">Chemical<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/electrical-burns\/\">Electrical<\/a> (including lightning strikes)<\/li>\n<li>Thermal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>Frostbite: Frostbite patients receiving our innovative t-PA protocol had a digit amputation rate of 2% in 2014, compared to 31% amputation rate for patients who do not receive t-PA.<\/li>\n<li>Necrotizing fasciitis.<\/li>\n<li>Soft tissue diseases (Darier&#8217;s Disease, epidermolysis bullosa, pemphigus vulgaris).<\/li>\n<li>Stevens &#8211; Johnson syndrome.<\/li>\n<li>Toxic epidermal necrolysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The advantage of our multispecialty team<\/h2>\n<p>At the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center &#8211; University of Colorado Hospital, a team of medical specialists work together to treat your unique burn and frostbite conditions.\u00a0 These teams are made up of surgeons, registered nurses, burn technicians, psychiatrists, and pharmacists. Additional staff members include social workers, caseworkers,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/nutrition-services\/\"> nutritionists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/rehabilitation\/\">physical therapists and occupational therapists<\/a>. These professionals blend their expertise to maximize your recovery and your quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":7585,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2261","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}