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This guide has been prepared to provide families of burn patients with important initial information about the Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. If you have additional questions, please contact us at 610-447-2800.
Your family member has been undergoing a very thorough admission procedure with our physicians and burn team. This comprehensive evaluation and beginning treatment will help stabilize your loved one's condition. When this process is completed, your loved one will be placed in a bed and assigned a burn nurse who will take care of him or her. This admission process will take approximately three hours. After this, you will be able to see your family member.
Please take time to:
- Gather and bring your loved one's medications and family physician information.
- Bring any of your own medications that you may need to take while you are at the medical center.
- Drive safely.
Crozer-Chester Medical Center offers two parking garages with a maximum daily charge of $6. Free on-street parking is also available.
The Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center is located on the first floor of the medical center, near the main lobby and entrance. When you arrive at the Burn Treatment Center, please have a seat in the Family Waiting Room. Dial ext. 2800, and a member of our burn team will answer your call.
Burn Center visiting hours are as follows:
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
4 to 6 p.m.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Guidelines for visitors:
- Because the Burn Treatment Center is an "infection controlled" area, visiting is limited to the immediate family only.
- Visitors must be 16 years old.
- Only two visitors at a bedside are permitted.
- No flowers, balloons, planters or electrical appliances are permitted.
The Burn Treatment Center has strict rules in place to protect burn patients from serious infections. Among these:
- You will need to wear gloves and cover gowns while you are inside the Burn Treatment Center.
- Follow the printed instructions in the Family Waiting Room. A Burn Treatment Center staff member will be available to help you.
- Please notify the nurse if you have a cold or other communicable disease. You may be required to wear a mask.
- Wash your hands thoroughly before and after visiting the Burn Treatment Center.
Our physicians and charge nurse will speak with you and your immediate family concerning your loved one's injury when they are finished with the admission process. Some guidelines for communication include:
- Please choose a spokesperson for sharing medical updates. This person is usually the one who will sign consents for your family member if he or she is unable to give his or her own consent.
- Please be patient with us when you arrive. Our focus is on the care and treatment of your loved one. We will keep you informed as frequently as possible.
Burn Center Nurses' Station: 610-447-2800
Nurse Manager: 610-447-2814
Social Worker: 610-447-2807
Some suggestions on nearby hotels:
- Best Western, Widener Hotel & Suites, 1450 Providence Ave. (Route 320) Chester. 610-872-8100 (Toll Free 1-800-WESTERN). FREE transportation to/from Crozer.
www.BWWidenerHotel.com
email: Stay@BWWidenerHotel.com
- Days Inn, 1300 Providence Road, Chester. Phone: 610-876-7211.
- Comfort Inn, 53 Industrial Highway, Essington. Phone: 610-521-9800.
- Holiday Inn, 45 Industrial Highway, Essington. Phone: 610-521-2400.
- Radisson, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia. Phone: 610-521-5900.
- Hospital cafeteria: Located on the ground floor, the cafeteria is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- The Atrium: Located near the main lobby, the Atrium offers a range of food and beverage options from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Vending machines: Machines for snacks and hot and cold drinks are located on the ground floor of the hospital.
- Restaurants: The Upland Diner is among the restaurants located near the hospital. Several other restaurants are located a short drive away on Route 352 in Brookhaven, Pa., including Tom Jones Restaurant.
- Public telephones and restrooms are available in the lobby of the medical center.
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center is a non-smoking hospital.
- No fresh fruit, flowers, pets or food may be brought into the Burn Treatment Center.
- Pastoral Care and Social Services are available.
A Burn Family Support Program is available to all families of burn patients. The program includes group meetings and other services. Dates and times are posted in the Family Waiting Room.
Directions
From Philadelphia and North/Northeast
- Take I-95 South to Widener University/Rte. 320/Edgmont Avenue Exit.
- Make right off exit ramp. The road curves to your left and becomes East 13th Street. Go straight on 13th Street.
- Cross over Providence Road, where East 13th becomes East 14th Street.
- Stay on 14th street. Cross over Route 352, continuing straight for three blocks.
- Take a left onto Medical Center Boulevard and park in Garage I or Garage II. Inside the hospital, follow signs to the Main Lobby and the Burn Treatment Center.
From Delaware and South/Southwest
- Take I-95 North to Kerlin Street Exit.
- Turn left at light onto Kerlin Street.
- When Kerlin St. ends, turn right onto Upland Ave.
- Pass Sunnyside, Garden and Presidents Drive and Medical Center Boulevard.
- Take a right onto Medical Center Boulevard and park in Garage I or Garage II. Inside the hospital, follow signs to the Main Lobby and the Burn Treatment Center.
From Southern New Jersey
- Take the Atlantic City Expressway to the Walt Whitman Bridge, Philadelphia.
- Follow I-95 South to Widener University/Rte. 320/Edgmont Avenue Exit.
- Follow directions above, from North/Northeast.
From New Jersey - Gloucester County, Atlantic County, Cumberland County and Shore Points
Take Route 55 North to Route 322 West and exit.
Follow 322 West to the Commodore Barry Bridge.
Follow signs to Philadelphia and take the very first exit, for Kerlin Street.
Turn left at light onto Kerlin Street.
When Kerlin St. ends, turn right onto Upland Ave.
Pass Sunnyside, Garden and Presidents Drive and Medical Center Boulevard.
Take a right onto Medical Center Boulevard and park in Garage I or Garage II. Inside the hospital, follow signs to the Main Lobby and the Burn Treatment Center.
From PA Turnpike and West
- Take 76 East to the Valley Forge interchange.
- Take 202 South toward West Chester.
- Follow 202 South to Route 1. Turn left onto Route 1 North.
- At the intersection of Route 1 and Route 322 (about 1 mile), bear right onto 322 East.
- Take 322 East to I-95 North and follow directions above, from South/Southwest.
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- Take 76 East toward Philadelphia after exiting the Valley Forge interchange.
- 76 East becomes the Schuylkill Expressway. Follow signs for I-95 South.
- Follow directions above, from North/Northeast.
For more information, call 610-447-2800.
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center
One Medical Center Boulevard
Upland, PA 19013
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