Grossman Burn Centers News

Lourdes Opens First Burn Center In Southwest Louisiana

08.16.10

LAFAYETTE - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center officially opened the Grossman Burn Center, the first of its kind in Southwest Louisiana. The new 6 bed intensive care unit for both adult and pediatric burn patients, opened in partnership with the world renowned burn care experts of The Grossman Burn Centers (GBC) based in Sherman Oaks, California.

In addition to the ICU, the center will provide an outpatient burn clinic, the latest in hydrotherapy and hyperbaric therapy for routine burns a-nd the continued recovery of severely injured patients. The bum unit is also outfitted with state-of-the-art telemedicine equipment that will allow Lourdes doctors to consult in real time with other physicians on highly unusual or complicated burn cases.

The unit will be Under the direction of GBC Medical Director Dr. Peter Grossman, and will be managed on-site by Dr. Stephen Delatte, an accomplished plastic surgeon trained in restorative burn care. Surgeons, Dr. Joey Barrios and Dr. Louis Corne will provide regional coverage for bum injured patients and have also trained alongside GBC physicians in California.

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