Oncology

Our nurses provide comprehensive treatment to adult patients requiring the following services: medical, oncology, hematology, and palliative care.

This unit is comprised of a multidisciplinary team that collaboratively strives to provide high-quality care to our patients and their families. This unit is 20 beds with an average length of stay of six days. The services and treatments performed on this unit are multifaceted and include physical care, psychosocial support, discharge planning, patient/family education, and vigilant physical assessments.

Nurses in this area have specialty education in the administration of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, blood products, and antibiotic/microbial medications. Special care and focus is provided for families as they deal with a very stressful time in their lives. Oncology nursing is truly the blend of both the science and art of nursing.