JMS Burn Centers, Inc.

03/03/2026

After a kitchen explosion in Honduras, Alejandro Laprade was told he’d lose both legs. But after treatment at the JMS Burn Center in Augusta, he recently walked down the aisle at his wedding.

View Alejandro's story here:

A kitchen explosion in Honduras left Alejandro LaPrade with burns covering 35% of his body, bedridden for five years and facing the possibility of losing both legs.

12/13/2023

Some of our tiniest burn patients had the opportunity to "Shop with a Doc" last night. Little ones were given a shopping spree to pick out their favorite toys this holiday. Watch the WJBF NewsChannel 6 story here: https://bit.ly/3RkpzeQ

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JMS Burn Centers, Inc.

12/13/2023

09/19/2023

Our providers and staff at JMS Burn Centers, Inc. and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America had the best time celebrating 10 years at Wellstar Cobb Hospital. We are honored to bring our mission of "Healing Patients. Healing Families. Healing Lives." to Austell and thankful for the amazing burn team that helps make it possible.

08/24/2023

Last Saturday, JMS Burn Centers, Inc.'s Krsitin Hannah, NP, and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America's Xiomari Castro participated in Katherine's Way's 2023 Mile of Miracles. JMS was a sponsor at this year's event, so shoutout to Kristin and Xiomari for representing JMS and BRCA!!

08/18/2023

08/09/2023

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07/31/2023

JMS Burn Centers, Inc. President Dr. Zaheed Hassan was recently awarded the HCA Healthcare Award of Distinction Frist Humanitarian Award for both the facility and division levels. Congratulations to Dr. Hassan and to Doctors Hospital of Augusta's Erik Stuckart and April Weathers on their achievements!

07/28/2023

As temperatures continue to rise across the country, knowing safety tips for contact burns, sunburns and more is necessary to help prevent potential injuries like those happening in Arizona. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/health/arizona-heat-burns-er/index.html

Even without record temperatures, injuries can still happen. Watch this interview with JMS's Beretta Craft-Coffman for safety tips on contact burns: https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/toddler-burns-feet-on-backyard-deck-health-experts-warn-of-extremely-hot-temperatures/

It is so hot in Maricopa County, Arizona, that people are being brought into the emergency room with significant, sometimes life-threatening burns. For the past three or four weeks of this record heatwave, people have been burned just by falling on the ground.

07/12/2023

HUGE shoutout to JMS Burn Centers, Inc. President Dr. Zaheed Hassan and the entire burn team at Doctors Hospital of Augusta for their incredible work! Thank you to WJBF NewsChannel 6 for highlighting Ackalia's story. Watch the full story below.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A young girl from Jamaica is being treated at the world-class Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital. Fourteen year-old Ackalia Dunkley was air-lifted to the JM…

07/04/2023

Happy Fourth of July from everyone at JMS Burn Centers, Inc. and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America! Help ensure you and yours have a safe and happy Independence Day by following these safety guidelines for fireworks.

Every year, healthcare teams across Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s (BRCA) nationwide care system treat an influx of firework-related hand, trauma and burn injuries around the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day and New Year’s holidays. Explosives, like fireworks, are never safe...

07/03/2023

Watch Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shawn Fagan, as he talks about fireworks safety for the Fourth of July.

With the Fourth of July comes an increase in injuries and burns from cooking and fireworks.