Market Introduction

The global burn care centres market was valued at USD 23.44 billion in 2024 and grew at a CAGR of 4.56% from 2025 to 2034. The market is expected to reach USD 36.61 billion by 2034. The increasing incidence of burn injuries will drive the growth of the global burn care centres market.

Burn care facilities specialize in delivering complete medical treatment for burn injury patients through their dedicated medical service. A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and nutritionists’ functions at these centres to provide complete care to burn patients. The severity of burn injuries spans from mild to fatal. Prompt specialized attention leads to decreased mortality and minimizes infection risks and promotes better prognosis results. Burn care centres provide patients with five core services which include identifying and treating burning injuries while delivering surgical operations in addition to pain reduction treatments alongside infection management and wound care services. it also includes mental health counselling. High-level burn treatment centres implement specialized care systems including active care wards and advanced operating spaces and hydrotherapy pools which assist in wound cleaning. Healthcare providers use skin grafting and reconstructive surgeries as standard medical treatments to restore both clinical ability of epidermis and cosmetic appearance. Physical therapy combined with emotional well-being rehabilitation programs serve essential functions because they enable patients to regain both their physical ability to move along with their self-esteem and life quality. The staff in burn care facilities instruct patients about proper treatment of their burns alongside strategies for scar healing and protecting themselves from future injuries. Many places where these centres exist get involved with community-based prevention campaigns to train people about fire safety especially in hazardous places like working areas and kitchens and chemical exposure zones. Burn centres work alongside research facilities to help establish modern treatment approaches through which patients achieve better results.

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Recent Development

• CDMO Rentschler Biopharma is shifting its focus to biologics and leaving the cell and gene therapy market. Due to a change in strategy, the company will no longer operate at its cell and gene therapy facility in Stevenage, U.K. 

Market Dynamics

Drivers

The increasing incidence of burn/fire accidents and injuries – The escalating frequency of burn-related injuries serves as a main driver which encourages worldwide establishments of burn care facilities. Worldwide millions of people experience burns as one of the most widespread traumatic injuries. Burn injuries are rising due to quick urban changes together with factory development as well as rising use of flammable materials inside homes and at workplaces. The occurrence of unsafe domestic cooking methods involving fuel fires and kerosene stoves in developing countries leads to frequent burn accidents across these nations. The high risk for burns that affect children and elderly adults in homes comes from both hot liquids that cause scalds as well as contact with hot surfaces. The workplace environment exposes workers to burns because of exposures to chemicals and electrical dangers and fires which occur during industrial operations. Companies within the construction sector and manufacturing businesses together with the chemical sector record elevated rates of burn injuries due to their operations involving heavy machinery combined with volatile chemicals and deficient safety protocols. Motor vehicle fire incidents and electrical hazards associated with poor wiring and high-voltage equipment are important factors that drive the increased number of burn patients. Larger burn injuries from wildfires have become a more frequent and urgent medical concern because of increasing disasters related to climate change. Advanced burn care centres become necessary due to the occurrence of burns caused by explosions and chemical attacks found in conflict zones.

Restraints

High costs of burn care – The high expense of treatment together with scarce specialized medical facilities substantially restricts the market demand for burn care centres. The complete burn wound care process requires emergency services followed by surgical intervention in some cases and then needs several days at the hospital before transitioning into advanced wound care practices and post-trauma recovery. It also comes with mental/ emotional support. Costs rise substantially because of using advanced burn treatment technologies. Having to undergo various surgical procedures alongside prolonged medical monitoring results in overwhelming expenses for affected patients. The health insurance coverage in high-income countries does not fully cover rehabilitation care along with cosmetic procedures and long-term care so patients must still pay significant out-of-pocket expenses. Patients in low- and middle-income countries face financial barriers to specialized burn care treatment because insufficient health insurance coverage combines with scarce public funding resources. This barrier discourages patients from accessing proper medical care. The due healthcare infrastructure coupled with trained medical professionals and specialized medical equipment creates a scarcity of burn care centres in underdeveloped areas. The lack of healthcare accessibility affects most strongly patients in conflict areas and disaster locations and in poor communities that have limited healthcare resources to begin with. The lack of timely accessible quality care resulting from both high costs and physical distances creates a demand reduction for specialized burn treatment facilities although the need for their services continues to grow.

Opportunities

Increasing research and development expenditure – The newest medical technologies address both rapid tissue recovery and better scarring and minimize infections and promote better recovery rates. The introduction of bioengineered skin replacements provides patients with short-term or long-term skin coverage which speeds up healing processes and decreases the requirement for deep skin grafts. The combination of hydrocolloid dressings, antimicrobial dressings and silver-impregnated materials provides excellent levels of moisture balance and infection control which leads to successful wound healing. Telemedicine technology has transformed the way burn patients receive care through distant appointments which benefits remote communities fast-tracked to necessary interventions. Research in regenerative medicine together with stem cell therapy development aims to help damaged tissues heal naturally through new tissue development. The modern burn care facilities benefit from technological advancements that both enhance survival rates and concentrate on patient rehabilitation and psychological health and quality of life recovery.

Segment Analysis

Regional segmentation analysis

The regions analysed for the market include North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. North America emerged as the most significant global burn care centres market, with a 38% market revenue share in 2024.

The global burn care centres market is primarily controlled by North America because of its superior healthcare infrastructure, high levels of patient awareness and significant funding investments towards burn treatment technology. Special burn centres throughout the United States and North America provide patients cutting-edge facilities together with qualified staff and extensive rehabilitation programs. Centres that provide specialized burn care remain in high demand across North America because workplace incidents and residential fires as well as road traffic accidents result in a large number of burn injuries. Accurate workplace safety measures together with strict building fire standards and information-based awareness programs help patients get fast access to specialized burn treatment thus securing the region's leadership position. Advanced burn treatments become accessible to numerous patients because North American health insurance provides broad coverage and positive reimbursement programs. This region takes the lead when it comes to research and development through government-agency and academic-institution and private-company collaborations that advance technologies in burn care delivery.

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• In honour of years of collaboration with Tampa Electric and in response to a donation to the TGH Foundation, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has renamed its esteemed burn centre. As the burn centre formally became the TGH Burn Centre, a donor ribbon-cutting event was conducted to commemorate this latest chapter in Tampa General's collaboration with Tampa Electric.

Burn severity Segment Analysis

The burn severity segment is divided into minor burns, partial-thickness burns and full-thickness burns. The partial-thickness burns segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 54% in 2024. Global burn care centres mostly treat partial-thickness burns because these injuries bring the highest number of patients needing specialized medical attention. The burns extend across both skin layers of the epidermis and dermis. The incidence rate of partial-thickness burns exceeds full-thickness burns because accidents involving hot water spills, kitchen appliances and touch injuries with heated surfaces frequently occur within domestic environments. Specialized medical care becomes essential for treating partial-thickness burns because such burns lead to the risk of infections together with dehydration and scarring. The prevalence of partial-thickness burns in market demand emerges from both longer healing times and necessity for follow-up patient care which involves scar treatment along with physical therapy to recover skin functionality.

• For first- and second-degree burns, SGMC Health's Wound Care and Hyperbaric Centre now provides expert evaluation and care. This growth demonstrates SGMC Wound Care's dedication to offering patients in the southeast Georgia and North Florida regions all-encompassing, compassionate care.

Service type Segment Analysis

The service type segment is divided into inpatient services, outpatient services, rehabilitation services and emergency services. The inpatient services segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 35% in 2024. Healthcare providers together with governmental agencies develop specialist burn treatment units for inpatients in areas where burn injuries are common to maximize patient survival opportunities and healings. The continuous delivery of multidisciplinary care cements the superiority of inpatient services in the burn care centres market.

• The Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization at MUSC and the South Carolina Burn Centre at the Medical University of South Carolina have announced a ground-breaking partnership with Chitozan Health to create cutting-edge burn and wound gel solutions. In order to improve both frontline therapy and patients' long-term rehabilitation, these products are designed to fight infections and speed up healing. Every year in the US, over 500,000 people are treated for severe skin wounds and burn injuries. In the United States, burn injuries result in over 30,000 hospitalizations annually, according to the American Burn Association.

End user Segment Analysis

The end user segment is divided into adults and paediatrics. The adults segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 67% in 2024. Adults experience a wider array of burn threats that stem from places such as their workplace, road encounters and also electrical incidents as well as chemical exposures. The combination of industrial activities including construction, manufacturing, mining and chemical processing creates multiple dangerous situations which expose workers to open flames, hot surfaces and volatile chemicals and electrical equipment and burns as a result. The total number of burn injuries sustained at work exceeds adult burn cases at other locations across the world. The adult population experiences a higher number of vehicle fire accidents on roads which leads to their significant contribution in burn care requirements. The category of adults who perform hazardous work in firefighting and military roles face elevated burn risks which necessitate specialist medical attention for severe injuries. The adult segment controls the demand for burn care because adults frequently encounter burns because of their lifestyle activities.

• Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas are employing geospatial mapping techniques to pinpoint environmental and social barriers in communities that could prevent burn damage survivors from reintegrating into society. The project's goal is to improve burn injury patients' access to food, work, transportation, and other essentials so they can adjust to life after medical discharge.

Some of the Key Market Players

• 3M Company
• Cardinal Health, Inc.
• Coloplast A/S
• ConvaTec Inc.
• DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
• Hollister Incorporated
• Integra LifeSciences Corporation
• Johnson & Johnson
• Medtronic Plc
• Mölnlycke Health Care AB
• Smith & Nephew Plc
• Essity Aktiebolag

Report Description

• Market Introduction
• Market Dynamics
• Segment Analysis
• Some of the Key Market Players