PROGRESSING BLOOD AND MARROW

TRANSPLANT PROGRAM’S FUTURE FOCUS

Dedicated Blood and Marrow Transplant Patient Care Areas

• Clinical Inpatient: Six Patient Rooms at Baptist Health Baptist Hospital Hope Tower

• 39 Positive P ressure Rooms

• Of which 15 rooms are eICU compatible

• Clinical Outpatient/Apheresis at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute 3 rd Floor Research

• Eight Positive Pressure Rooms

• Intensive Care Unit at 1 st Floor Baptist Health Baptist Hospital

• Two Positive Pressure Rooms

• Emergency Department at 1 st Floor Baptist Health Baptist Hospital

• Five Positive Pressure Rooms

Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Goals

• Completion of Onsite Processing Lab

• Completion of 4Main East Bone Marrow Transplant Inpatient Unit

• Perform 1 st Related Allogeneic Transplant

• Perform 1 st Unrelated Allogeneic Transplant

• Apply for FACT Accreditation Autologous & Allogeneic Program

• Become NMDP Transplant Designated Center

• Completion of Bed Tower BMT Inpatient Unit

• FACT Inspection & Become a FACT Accredited Program

Blood and Marrow Transplant Goals

• Apply for Transplant Access Network Status with insurance companies

• Apply for Center of Excellence Status with insurance companies

Healthcare technology will play an increasingly important role in clinical trials, especially relating to the recruitment, monitoring and communication of patients, and it is the clinical investigator’s responsibility to monitor patients closely to fully understand each patient's experience in the trial

Hematologic Oncology

The hematologic malignancy specialists at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute use their latest research findings and technological advances to offer breakthrough therapies for the most innovative treatment and patient care .

Immunotherapy Treatment & Research

Immunotherapy is one of Miami Cancer Institute’s major development areas. This advanced cancer treatment helps boost the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Over the past decade, immunotherapies that enlist and strengthen the power of a patient’s immune system to attack tumor cells have evolved as a vast, new frontier against cancer, especially against various forms of lymphoma multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. Baptist Health maintains a focus on CAR T-cell therapies and new immunotherapy drugs to fight cancer cells.