![]() ![]() ![]() We also support their closest loved ones,” said burn center program coordinator Tiffany Lord, DNP, RN, CMSRN. “When we admit a patient, we don’t just embrace the patient. The event was held Sunday, April 23, with support from the Old Dominion Firefighters Burn Foundation. This year, Evans-Haynes Burn Center team members were excited to welcome their patients and their loved ones back in-person. These events were held in-person for nearly 20 years, until the COVID-19 pandemic moved them to being virtual. It’s also a time for burn survivors to reunite with their burn center care teams, as well as local prehospital providers and firefighters in a relaxed, non-hospital environment. "Burn Survivor Sunday gives patients and their loved ones a chance to talk about their challenges, recognize their achievements and celebrate their lives," Michael Feldman, M.D., medical director of the Evans-Haynes Burn Center. Burn centers nationwide hold Burn Survivor Sunday events to provide patients and their families an opportunity to connect with community resources and other survivors for peer support. That’s one of the reasons why Burn Survivor Sunday started several decades ago at the Evans-Haynes Burn Center at VCU Health. Scars left from an injury may be visible to others on the outside of one’s body, but sometimes scars run deeper. ![]()
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