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Bone marrow transplants give patients a chance to beat diseases once believed to have no cure. Some kinds of leukemia and lymphoma were considered untreatable a generation ago. The Fox Chase-Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program is in its 19th year and has now performed over 900 transplants.

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Facilities

 

Our inpatient unit is on the fifth floor of the Jeanes Hospital. The outpatient clinic is located behind Jeanes Hospital in the Friends Hall office building. Our radiation facilities are part of the Fox Chase Cancer Center.

 

Inpatient:

  • Eighteen beds with HEPA filters and positive pressure. Four of these beds have laminar air flow units for protection of severely immunocompromised patients.
  • All private rooms on 5B of Jeanes Hospital, a dedicated ward isolated from the rest of the hospital.
  • A separate patient lounge and sterile sinks for handwashing.
  • Separate bone marrow harvesting facilities are provided in the Operating Room at Jeanes Hospital.
  • An inpatient treatment room is also available for off-hours therapy of outpatients.

Outpatient:

  • A full outpatient clinic area in a separate building houses treatment and examination rooms.
  • Our outpatient facility includes areas for stem cell pheresis, photopheresis, and the stem cell laboratory.
  • Two local apartments are available off campus for patients and families who need local accommodation.