About Us
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Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation (SFBF) provides assistance to patients and families being treated at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA, including free lodging at the Chavis House, and other support services such as daily meals, transportation, medications and anti-scarring garments.
History
Joseph M. Still, Jr., M.D. dedicated his professional life to improvements in the treatment of burn patients. As founder of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, he teamed with the hospital in 1978 to build one of the world's leading treatment facilities for burn patients. In 1988, Dr. Still founded the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation to help burn patients and their families with non-medical necessities. Dr. Stills dream was to provide a place for family members to stay while their loved ones are in the Burn Center. The Shirley Badke Retreat and later in 2001 the Jeffrey Vaden Chavis House were established to provide that home-away-from-home for family members and patients returning for follow-up care.
Today
The Joseph M. Still Burn Center is the largest burn unit in the United States. As the Burn Center grows, so do the needs of the SFBF. In 2011,
- 2120 patients were admitted to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center
- 44% of those patients received assistance from Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation
- 877 guests received free lodging
- 921 patients received services including transportation, medication, and anti-scarring garments