About the Ross Tilley Burn Centre
The Ross Tilley Burn Centre is a state-of-the-art facility providing tertiary care for the majority of burn injury patients in Ontario. We are the only program in the province that provides a wide range of services, from admission to follow-up and reconstructive surgery. We are the largest burn centre in Canada and admit an average of 300 patients annually. We are equipped with a dedicated intensive care unit and operating room. We are home to the only tissue bank in Ontario that stores temporary skin to treat major burn injuries. We also care for patients with large and complex wounds.
We admit every burn patient in Ontario who requires admission to a burn centre; this is crucial to burn care and avoids referral or transport delays across the province. Approximately 30 per cent of patients treated at the burn centre come from the Greater Toronto Area, and 70 per cent come from other areas of Ontario.
The Ross Tilley Burn Centre was the first burn centre in Canada and the second outside the United States to be verified by the American Burn Association. Burn Centre Verification is a joint program of the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Verification provides a true mark of distinction that a burn meets rigorous standards and indicates that the centre provides high quality patient care to burn patients from time of injury through rehabilitation.
Our team
A comprehensive burn program provides exceptional care. Our patient care team is made up of a group of highly skilled health-care professionals. This includes: burn surgeons, nurses, a pharmacist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a physiatrist (rehabilitation physician), respiratory therapists, dietitian, social worker, speech language pathologist, psychiatry, geriatric physician, critical care physicians and other support staff.
