New Mississippi burn centers expected to ease strain on Memphis

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 15, 2023 5:57 AM CT | Published: August 14, 2023 6:06 PM CT

Since April, the Mississippi Department of Health has granted burn center status to two hospitals. The Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One Health has been treating Mississippi burn patients since the state’s only burn center closed.

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Mississippi Regional One Health Firefighters Burn Center Dr. Ram Velamuri Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.
Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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