The Burn Center

The William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is one of the largest and busiest burn centers in the nation.

Dr. Roger Yurt, Director of the Hearst Burn Center,
and his staff admire letters from children sent after
September 11th, 2001.

Each year, we treat nearly 5,000 patients – one-third of whom are children – from emergency response to rehabilitation. We use a multidisciplinary approach to provide the highest quality care, bringing together experts in wound care,surgery, rehabilitation, nutrition, and emotional support to help people with burns and their families.

Our mission of providing the highest level of medical care and highest standards of clinical and therapeutic excellence has established our reputation for being one of the most caring and dedicated centers in the world - in fact, every year we are trusted with the treatment of more than 1,000 children.

FDNY firefighter Robert Wiedmann was treated at the
Hearst Burn Center.

Since our beginning, we have also had a special relationship with the New York City Fire Department. We are honored to be the burn center most relied upon by the city's firefighters, many of whom played a major role in the development of our program. We also work closely with the New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation to educate the public on fire hazards and prevention.

In addition to the most sophisticated treatment and technology currently available, we offer the expertise of a highly coordinated team, staffed with surgeons, therapists, dietitians, nurses and social workers. Together, our multidisciplinary team offers comprehensive treatment for the three phases of burn-injury care: burn shock, wound care/surgery, and rehabilitative/reconstructive.