BURN SURGE CAPACITY IN THE SOUTH WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF BURN CENTERS WITHIN THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN REGION TO ABSORB SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF BURN INJURED PATIENTS DURING A MEDICAL DISASTER? BY Randy Dermont Kearns A doctoral project submitted to the faculty of the Medical University of South Carolina in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Health Administration In the College of Health Professions © Randy Kearns 2011 All rights reserved