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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Adult BMT Clinic

Why did the Adult BMT Clinic move into a children's hospital?

The reasons have much to do with the nature of transplantation and the very fragile health of transplant patients. The blood and marrow transplantation process completely shuts down patients' immune systems, making them highly susceptible to infections. That risk is intensified by the fact that transplant patients will spend weeks or even months in the hospital. The sterility, air quality and overall comfort and convenience of the treatment environment are key considerations in the success of transplantation. Our new, larger home allows us to treat more patients in state-of-the-art safety and comfort.

Some of the features of the new Adult BMT Clinic (and inpatient unit) include:

• A 32-bed inpatient unit dedicated solely to adult bone marrow transplant patients
  
  
• Co-location with the BMT clinic and infusion unit, allowing full integration between the inpatient and outpatient settings to improve patient and family experiences.
  
  
• State-of-the-art HEPA air filtration for optimal air quality both inside and outside of patient rooms.
  
  
• An increased number of exam rooms and infusion chairs, which will reduce waiting time.
  
  
• More windows with expansive views in both patient rooms and the expanded infusion area.
  
  
• Private rooms for all patients, with amenities including private patient bathrooms, a place for a guest to sleep, in-room refrigerators for patient use, and an entertainment system offering TV, internet, gaming, music and more than 40 new release movies, all on a 46-inch flat screen television.
  
  
• Lounge, exercise and laundry space on the unit for patient and family use.
  
  
• Significantly expanded capacity for the Extra Corporeal Photopheresis (ECP) program, creating one of the top ECP programs in the world and providing cutting-edge therapies to transplant patients with graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) [link to glossary], as well as lung transplant patients facing organ rejection.

Make an appointment/referral

To make an appointment, please call 734-936-4015 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm EST). If you would like to refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555. For more information, visit our Referrals and Appointments web page.

Still have questions?

The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.

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