Burn & Trauma Research Center

It is a widely known fact that the occurrence
of Burn in our country is confined largely to the
lower strata of the society. It was a dichotomy of
sorts, since this section of people are not financially
potent enough to cope with the costs involved in
the modern treatment strategies of Burns. Moreover the deterring factors of mortality and ROI
(Return on Investment) hardly made the treatment
a lucrative proposition with the perspective of
Business. The country needed to devise and apply
forms and modes of treatment which are affordable
yet effective. This however would never be possible
with the lack of initiative in this particular form of
Trauma on part of the Private Sector. Currently we only have the facility for treatment of
Burns in the Hospitals of the government sector. There is a paucity of both the Doctors & the Trained
Technical Staff for this form of treatment which also
explains the lack of research and hence inadequate
Burn Treatment Centers. While the need for Burn Treatment Units in our country
has been a common discussion point, little has been
initiated in this field in the private sector. This is exactly what led Dr. Tiwary and his team to
think in this direction. It all began with the setting
up of the Bihar Burn & Trauma Research Center
(Appolo Burn Hospital) at Patna Bihar in the year
1992 with the objective of serving burn patients of
Bihar with an affordable & accessible treatment
model for Burn Injuries of every possible nature
and magnitude. BBTRC in the near future plans to set up 8
Burn Referral Units (6 - 8 Bedded BRU),4
Primary Burn Units (9 - 14 Bedded PBU), 2
Tertiary Burn Units (15 - 30 Bedded TBU) and
3 Burn Centers of Excellence (6 - 8 Bedded
BCE) in different parts of India. These 17 centers when operational in the
future, would give our country a total of 274
Burn Beds.