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The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
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"Each member of the team, from the staff nurses to the nurse clinicians to the physicians, worked together to support me physically and emotionally, inspiring me with hope and encouraging me to fight my disease." - Jodi Mitchell. Received allogeneic stem cell transplant at The Jewish Hospital, July 1996 |
When physicians choose to refer patients to The Jewish Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, they're choosing hope for their patients – hope for a good outcome, a promising future, a return to everyday life.
This success-oriented program is also responsive to physicians' needs with an easy referral process, weekly updates and the speedy return of patients to the care of their oncologist.
Our suburban Cincinnati location provides easy access for patients and their families living in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Research protocols ensure that all patients are evaluated to receive leading-edge treatments. And the 23-bed intensive care unit in our new facility offers state-of-the-art care that minimizes stress and maximizes comfort for patients and their families.
The Jewish Hospital has been serving bone marrow transplant patients and their referring oncologists since 1989. Started for autologous transplants, The Jewish Hospital's program was redesigned and improved in 1993 to encompass new services, including high dose chemotherapy and allogeneic transplants. In July 1996, the University of Cincinnati's bone marrow transplant program was consolidated into The Jewish Hospital program.
The outcomes of our growing bone marrow transplant program rival national statistics - and offer the best of treatments close to home. Oncologists across the region refer patients to The Jewish Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program for transplants, high dose chemotherapy and leukemia treatment. We encourage oncologists to refer transplant candidates early in the course of their treatment to improve their chances of success.
The Jewish Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program offers the full range of transplant and treatment options:
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and Unit were moved from The Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati to The Jewish Hospital in northeastern Cincinnati in 1997. Created with particular concern for patient and family convenience, the 23-bed intensive care unit is designed to make every aspect of treatment as stress-free as possible.
All of the services patients need are located on site, including Hoxworth Blood Center. Central line catheters are inserted on the unit. The large private rooms each have their own bathroom. There are laundry facilities and a kitchen for families. The spacious accommodations allow family members to stay overnight.
The 23 HEPA-filtered inpatient beds include:
The unit's flexibility and capabilities provide for all patient needs including any complications. Therefore patients remain in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit for all of their treatment and stay with nurses and other caregivers who understand their special needs. Minimizing in-house transfers benefits both patients and their families.
A physician's call is all it takes to begin an evaluation for transplant. Our office manager will schedule an appointment with the patient and obtain all necessary background information from the physician's office. Next, the patient consults with one of our marrow transplant physicians and a nurse coordinator, with the goal of making an informed decision about proceeding with treatment. Once the patient and physician agree to proceed, our team handles all medical and administrative details.
Each week, the patient's physician will receive an update from us on the patient's condition. We welcome questions and input at any time. Once the transplant process is complete, autologous transplant recipients should be back to their oncologist's care within four weeks. Allogeneic transplant patients require weekly follow-up care here for up to a year. After that, they return to their oncologist for care.
To help patients feel comfortable with our staff, we assign them a nurse clinician for their entire inpatient stay, and another for their outpatient follow-up. Even on the transplant unit, we make every effort to provide patients with the same staff nurses.
Nurse clinicians provide continuity of care for the patient, the family and our physicians. They are part of each patient's pre-admission testing and teaching process, and coordinate all details of a patient's transplant. Each morning, they evaluate their patients' laboratory work and their status, and report to the attending physician. In addition, nurse clinicians serve as the family's resource for medical, emotional and practical life issues.
Our team approach helps to ensure the most comprehensive care for patients. In weekly multi-disciplinary meetings, we discuss each patient and how to best meet his or her particular needs.
Our medical director and associate directors bring many years of successful, leading-edge transplant experience to patients. Our nursing staff consists of more than 60 registered nurses, many of whom are oncology-certified and specifically trained in critical care. Nurse clinicians, research nurses, pharmacists, social worker, staff psychologist, dietitian and chaplain are team members experienced in the care of the patient receiving high dose chemotherapy.
From their first evaluation, patients are offered the opportunity to participate in clinical research protocols. They're evaluated for eligibility in numerous treatment protocols and clinical trials, including pharmaceutical studies on antibiotics, antifungal drugs and drugs that affect cell counts.
We participate in trials and report our research and outcomes data to:
Because we know that life after a transplant will be challenging, we offer patients a support group. Our transplant networking group for patients who have undergone a transplant meets monthly.
We participate in most major insurance plans. We will work with patient insurance carriers to maximize coverage and reimbursement.
Contact the Cancer Center at The Jewish Hospital at:
4777 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Outpatient Services 513-686-5260
Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit / Program 513-686-5482
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