Triage and Admission of Burn Patients Based on Race and Payer
Disparities persist in burn care access by race, ethnicity, and insurance status. Nonprofit centers more frequently serve Medi-Cal and minority patients, while for-profit centers appear to demonstrate a potential preference for caring for commercially insured, White patients.
Authors
- Samantha Steeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-2683)
- Clifford C. Sheckter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-4062)
- Eloise Stanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-8584)
- Devi Lakhlani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2413-7383)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Burn Care & Research
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraf024
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00