Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center
Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health is the first verified adult burn center in Indiana and is the burn center of choice for most Indiana communities.
Burns are unique and complex, making them one of the most severe forms of trauma. Treatment must be multidisciplinary and extend from the time of injury through a patient’s recovery and rehabilitation.
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health is among the leading burn centers in the country, combining intensive patient-centered care with the most advanced medical techniques and equipment available. It is verified by the American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association and is the first verified adult burn center in Indiana.
Located on the fourth floor of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center had over 3,000 outpatient clinic visits and 400 inpatient admissions in 2025.
Inside the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center:
- 15 private beds
- 10 clinic rooms
- Two burn operating rooms
- The Spa at Eskenazi Health
- A physical therapy gym
- State-of-the-art laser therapy services
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center also provides support services for patients and their families and has a burn prevention program to reduce or eliminate injuries in the community. To support the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center, please visit www.eskenazihealthfoundation.org/donate.
Medical personnel can call 1.800.4.TRAUMA (1.800.487.2862) for consultation and transportation information regarding adult burn patients. To make an appointment, please call the toll free number at 1.855.895.0043 or locally dial 1.317.880.6868.
The Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health has prepared two quick reference guides for medical personnel treating burns prior to transporting burn patients to the burn center. ABC is an acronym for the first concerns of burn care: airway, breathing and circulation. Please consult "ABCs of Burn Care." In addition, please consult the Burn Stabilization Protocol.
For those patients who need to be transported by helicopter, the Eskenazi Health Heliport, located on the roof of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, provides direct access to both the Smith Level I Shock Trauma Center and Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health.
Inbound aircraft crews are asked to provide a pre-hospital radio report to the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital via Med Channel 2 or IHERN. The heliport’s weight capacity extends to 12,000 pounds.
The Eskenazi Health Heliport coordinates are:
- Latitude: 39-46-41.00N
- Longitude: 86.11.03.00W
- Elevation: 898.0 (surveyed)
Non-medical aircraft are not permitted on the heliport.
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Deidra Bedgood, PA
Burn Care
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Tucker Fisher, NP
Burn Care, Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Salamatou Ibrahim, FNP
Burn Care
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Katherine Meadows, NP
Burn Care
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Lydia Nelson, PA-C
Burn Care, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
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Caitlin Sayers, DNP, AGACNP-BC
Burn Care
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Leigh Spera, M.D.
Burn Care, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
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Sunnie Wong, M.D., Ph.D.
Burn Care, Surgery
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Madeline Zieger, PA
Burn Care
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Fatih Zor, M.D.
Plastic Surgery, Surgery
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