Austin’s new teaching hospital launches burn unit

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In Central Texas, if you are severely burned, you usually get transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center’s Burn Unit for treatment.
Now, Austin’s new teaching hospital, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, has a burn program that can treat patients who have burns covering less than 30 percent of their bodies. Patients with burn surface areas greater than 30 percent will still need to travel to San Antonio or Dallas for care.
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