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Transplant Hemodialysis This unit serves in and out patients with acute or chronic disease that have selected hemodialysis as the treatment for end-stage renal disease. The units consist of a 17-bed chronic station located off campus in the Freeway Medical Towers and a 4-bed acute inpatient station located outside the Renal unit. Both units are operated by trained renal staff.Renal Transplant/Private Medical/Surgical This unit provides eleven private rooms. Primary nursing care is provided for renal and pancreas transplant patients with a focus on patient education and long-term medical maintenance. The goal is to provide high quality, multidisciplinary approach to patient care management that will meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the patient and/or family.Myeloma/Transplant Research Center As a major referral center, the Myeloma Transplant Research Center (MTRC) is recognized both nationally and internationally for its leadership in the treatment of diseases responsive to transplantation. The MTRC program includes a 28 bed and an outpatient clinic located in the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, is double HEPA-filtered, restricted access, closed unit. Nursing is part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians, fellows, advanced practice nurses, clinical pharmacists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, transplant coordinators, an insurance liaison nurse, dietitians, social workers, home health, chaplains, physical and occupational therapists and psychologists from the Behavioral Medicine Department. This team provides continuity of care for all transplants - autologous and allogeneic (related and unrelated) through treatment protocols to more than 400 transplants annually. The outpatient clinic is an integral part of the total treatment program also providing admission work-ups. A collaborative effort between the in and out-patient areas assists with the continuity of care, a close association with Home Health decreases anxiety that is frequently associated with outpatient care.
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