Metropolitan Hospital is a national reference in burn treatment
Only in 2024, 641 patients were assisted, and in just the first four months of 2025, 191 people have already received specialized treatment
Data from the Ministry of Health indicates that, every year, burns affect 1 million people worldwide. Due to the high numbers, the "Orange June" campaign draws attention to the prevention of burns and addresses necessary preventive measures to reduce the incidence of related accidents.
The Metropolitan Emergency and Urgency Hospital (HMUE), located in Ananindeua, in the metropolitan region of Belém, consolidates itself as the only public unit in Northern Brazil with a Burn Treatment Center (CTQ), exclusively serving cases of all levels of complexity related to this type of injury through the Unified Health System (SUS).
Equipped with 20 beds (18 wards and 2 ICU), the CTQ has a multidisciplinary team, including plastic surgeons, specialized nurses, and therapists, ensuring comprehensive recovery for patients. Only in 2024, 641 patients were assisted, and in just the first four months of 2025, 191 people have already received specialized treatment.
“Each patient at the CTQ is treated individually, according to the degree of the burn and the affected areas. We know that a burn is a serious accident, which may require a prolonged hospitalization time for adequate recovery, and a single patient can spend months hospitalized,” explains Nellyane Ferro, nursing coordinator of the center.
“The right thing is to avoid and follow the prevention guidelines,” concludes the professional.
"My son was treated at the Metropolitan after a serious accident with burns, and I received not only treatment but support as well. If it weren't for the care at the Hospital, from the doctors, nurses, and all the other professionals, my son would not have survived," reports Maria Jeneci, 34, from Vila Canopus, in the rural area of Altamira, Xingu region.
Technology allied to recovery
Still talking about pioneering, to accelerate the treatment of injuries, the Metropolitan offers Hyperbaric Medicine service, a technology that, among other benefits, favors the healing of complex wounds.
The unit has five individual-use chambers for therapeutic use of oxygen at high pressure, enhancing the effectiveness of treatment for hard-to-heal wounds, severe infections, burn injuries, and other conditions.
Hospitalized for more than 40 days in the Treatment Center, Anderson Souza, 38, from Itaituba, southwest of Pará, suffered an electric shock and underwent several hyperbaric sessions.
“I rate it as a thousand. It’s impressive how the treatment works so quickly. I felt a very rapid improvement; I see photos of my feet from 40 days ago, and comparing them to now, almost everything is healed. The recovery was much faster than I imagined,” he said.
