
The UT Blood and Marrow Transplant Center offers patients state-of-the-art facilities for cell therapies in the treatment of cancer and blood or bone marrow disorders in adults.
Patient care and education is provided by a multi-disciplinary team that includes not only the specialty trained physicians but also dedicated transplant coordinators, financial counselor, nurse practitioners, social workers, dieticians, apheresis nurse and clinical pharmacists. Spiritual support and a translation service are also available.
Acute outpatient care is provided at the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic at Methodist University Hospital adjacent to the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute. The program currently emphasizes outpatient care whenever possible. For those who live out of town, guest rooms are availavale adjacent to the outpatient clinic.
Inpatient care is provided in the Oncology Special Care Unit, a specially-designed ward in the cancer center at Methodist University Hospital, with staff trained to care for the transplant patients.