The NHS medical burn team, includes surgeons, critical care physicians, pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists and other specialists. The medical burn team has expertise to address the challenges and complications that may arise in the recovery of burn patients. A small burn injury can threaten the life of a child and the incident can be devastating to the entire family. The NHS burn team has expertise in pediatric critical care, providing comprehensive treatment for children from the onset of the injury through rehabilitation. NHS also works closely with the Shrine Temples in Nebraska and Iowa to ensure that pediatric patients have access to quality care, either at NHS or one of the four Shrine burn hospitals.
Patients can receive wound care daily, or as needed to reduce their hospitalization.
Patients can be discharged earlier and followed as an outpatient, thereby reducing their inpatient stay. Long term follow up is also provided in the burn outpatient area. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat inhalation injuries and to promote healing wound. NHS has the only HBO unit in the region, providing this service. NHS uses a multidisciplinary team approach to rehabilitation to provide maximum rehabilitation for the burn patient.