After 50 days of intensive treatment: Crans-Montana patient discharged in Stuttgart
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Successful Care for Crans-Montana Burn VictimAfter 50 days in Stuttgart’s Marienhospital, a severely burned patient was discharged to continue care in Switzerland.
- A patient severely injured in the Crans-Montana fire was discharged after 50 days of treatment at Stuttgart’s Marienhospital.
- Treatment included the use of specialized artificial skin from Kirchheim unter Teck, supplied to burn centers across Europe.
- The burn center provides isolated, sterile rooms with controlled warmth and humidity to optimize healing conditions.
- The patient’s family received extensive support, aided by a French-speaking nurse throughout the hospital stay.
extraordinary— Claudia Graf and Bettina Lammers, managing directors of Marienhospital, described Gwenaëlle Morgant's involvement as extraordinary.
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