In the year 1961 a special Burns Unit was opened in the old Municipal Hospital. As it was decided to build the new Hvidovre Hospital it was planned also to move the Burns Unit to this large University hospital which contained all other specialities. The department for plastic surgery and the Burns Unit consists of 35 beds, 7 of which are part of the intensive care unit. The Unit also runs an extensive out-patient service both for patients with burns and plastic surgery cases. Patients with acute burns are admitted to a special room in the emergency ward with facilities for flushing burns and corrosions. The plan of the Unit and the principles of treatment are discussed. Most of the admitted patients come now from parts of Denmark other than the City of Copenhagen, so according to its tradition the Unit continues to function both as a centralized and a specialized Burns Centre.