ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – For the second year in a row, OSF Saint Anthony gives back to support those affected by burn-related injuries and encourages awareness within the community.
On Monday, Feb. 2, community and local health leaders marked the start of National Burn Awareness Week at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, 5666 E. State Street in Rockford.
OSF Saint Anthony is one of only five burn centers in the state of Illinois, and the only one in the region.
Tracey Kennington, a nurse and manager of the Neuro Trauma Burn ICU, says the goal of awareness week is to remind people that burns can happen to anyone…