Saint Joseph’s outpatient, or ambulatory
care center, is a day unit that provides care
for ambulatory patients from every hospital specialty,
allowing patients to go home from the hospital
in a timely manner and continue treatment as an
outpatient.
Staff includes chemotherapy-certified RNs, nursing
assistants and a secretary, most of whom have
been at Saint Joseph’s for more than 20
years. Unlike other outpatient care centers,
Saint Joseph’s primary care nurses remain
with a patient throughout their course of treatment,
sometimes lasting many months.
The Outpatient Care Center provides:
- Blood and blood product administration
- Chemotherapy and biotherapy treatment
- Infusions including antibiotics, Remicade,
IVIG, Prolastin, Aredia, hydration fluids,
Cytogam
- Injections including Procrit, Neupogen, Neulasta,
Boniva, Xolair, Lupron, Faslodex, Sandostatin
and various vaccines, including Rabies
- PICC line placement and care of venous access
devices, including blood sample collection
from central lines
- Therapeutic phlebotomies for polycythemia
and hemachromatosis
- Bone marrow biopsies and liver biopsies
For more information about the Outpatient Care
Center, call 404-851-7110
For more information about the Florence Hays Erb Oncology Services, call 404-851-7115.
