Unique features of the Unit include:

• 56 bed closed & isolated facility used exclusively by blood and marrow, leukemia and immunotherapy patients

• All private rooms with computerized electronic medical record documentation availability in each room

• State-of-the-Art infection prevention including:

  • HEPA-filtered facility

  • Negative pressure rooms with ante-rooms to prevent cross-contamination from patient with existing infections

  • Seamless surfaces throughout Unit to eliminate colonization with infectious organisms

• Dedicated exercise room for patients and caregivers.

  • Exercise room has a dedicated bathroom and shower.

• Specialized pharmacy with the capacity to mix chemotherapy/immunotherapy agents. Pharmacy utilizes a computerized medication administration record (MAR) to decrease/eliminate medication errors.

• Dedicated Family Room with computer access, internet accessibility and disease related literature.

Highly trained and dedicated unit staff

• Entire nursing staff OCN chemotherapy and ACLS certified

• Dedicated advanced practice providers

• Dedicated Ph.D. health psychologist

• Dedicated Licensed Master Social Worker

• Dedicated clinical PharmD’s

• Inpatient attending BMTGA physician on call 24 hrs. a day/7 days a week. No interns or residents are utilized by the Program.