General

General 1. The burn center must be an acute care facility licensed in Mississippi or associated with a designated Level I Trauma Center in the MS Trauma System. The burn center must have a medical and an administrative commitment to the care of patients with burns. There must be a written commitment on behalf of the entire facility to the organization of burn care. The written commitment shall be in the form of a resolution passed by an appropriate quorum of the members of the governing authority. The burn center must have written guidelines for the triage, treatment, and transfer of burned patients from other facilities. The burn center must maintain an organizational chart relating personnel within the burn center and the hospital. The burn center must maintain current accreditation by the Joint Commission (TJC) or other recognized accrediting organization(s). The list of required equipment for burn centers can be found online at the Department’s website.