UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Centers
UPMC Mercy has been a leader in providing comprehensive care for victims of trauma and burn injuries for more than 40 years.
What UPMC Mercy Provides
UPMC Mercy’s Trauma Center is a Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center. UPMC Mercy is the only facility in Pittsburgh to have a Level I trauma center and a comprehensive burn center under one roof.
UPMC Mercy treats thousands of trauma and burn patients from the tri-state region. To respond to these emergencies, UPMC Mercy has built a team of specialists including:
- 24-hour in-house attending trauma surgeons qualified in the treatment of adult multi-system trauma and burn care
- surgical critical care physicians
- a full complement of highly trained nursing and technological personnel
Burn Services
UPMC Mercy opened one of the first burn centers in the United States in 1967. In 2004, thanks to a generous gift from the Perot Foundation, UPMC Mercy opened the Gertrude P. and Donald C.W. Birmingham Trauma and Burn Center, a 9,000 square-foot state-of-the-art nine-bed unit dedicated to the care of trauma and burn patients. It has areas for hydrotherapies, physical and occupational therapy, and the Enchanted Forest, a child-life activity area specially designed for UPMC Mercy’s pediatric burn patients.
Specialized Trauma Services
The trauma team has immediate access to all hospital specialties, subspecialties, and facilities. Services include:
- surgical sub-specialists, including neurosurgeons; orthopaedic surgeons; plastic and reconstructive surgeons; cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons; and pediatricians, medical, and geriatric specialists
- 24-hour in-house attending obstetricians and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the specialized treatment of trauma during pregnancy
UPMC Mercy has a rehabilitation team consisting of board-certified physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation; physical and occupational therapists; and speech, music, and recreational therapists.
Outpatient services
After discharge, patients receive continuing care through the outpatient facility of the Gertrude P. and Donald C.W. Birmingham Trauma and Burn Center.
Prevention Services
UPMC Mercy Trauma and Burn Centers offers a wide variety of prevention programs tailored to meet the needs of your group or organization. Our most popular programs are:
- Learn Not to Burn: A burn prevention program for children in kindergarten through middle school
- Emergency and Trauma Nurses Cancel Alcohol Related Emergencies (CARE): A drinking and driving prevention program for junior and senior high school students