Evans-Haynes Burn Center

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The Evans-Haynes Burn Center at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University was founded in 1947 and is the oldest civilian burn center in the country. Dr. Everret I. Evans founded the center and was medical director from 1947-1954. He was followed by Dr. Boyd W. Haynes, who directed the unit for 36 years. A succession of MD's have directed the Center since 1990.

The Center is currently a twelve-bed unit with four designated ICU beds and the ability to expand to eight ICU beds in a mass casualty event. In addition, there are two step-down beds as well as six floor beds. The center averages 250 admissions a year and 1200 outpatient visits per year. The patient population is made up of all ages, from pediatric to geriatric. MCV Hospital is a Level I trauma center.

The Evans-Haynes Burn Center serves as a regional resource for the care of acute burns whether they be thermal, chemical, or electrical in nature. The Center uses an interdisciplinary approach to medicine, incorporating doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pychiatrists, dieticians, and social workers in returning burn survivors to everyday life. The center is supported by the Old Dominion Professional Fire Fighters Burn Foundation.

The Evans-Haynes Burn Center is expected to move to a new ICU bed tower in 2008 where it will be expanded to sixteen total beds, eight of which will be dedicated ICU beds.