For Immediate Release
Victims of Columbia plane crash being treated
at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center
Augusta, GA, Sept. 20, 2008 – Two victims of a plane crash that occurred last night in Columbia, SC are being treated in the Joseph M. Still Burn Center. Both are listed in critical, but stable condition.
A press conference will be held Sun., Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. outside the Medical Office Building 1 at Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA.
Celebrating its 30th year anniversary in 2008, the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital is a 59-bed burn unit that admits over 2,000 patients annually from throughout the Southeast, and seven percent of the nation’s burn patients. A third of its patients are children. The Burn Center is most proud of its 97% survival rate. For more information about burn prevention or the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital, go to www.josephmstillburncenter.com
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