Take a look inside the nation’s first fully integrated cancer emergency department
It is the first emergency department of its kind in the U.S. and one of only a handful worldwide. The new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute has opened a facility at The Ohio State University that specializes in both emergency and cancer medicine. Details on the state-of-the-art emergency department here: bit.ly/1qHavXaImage Downloads
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) September 2014 – With a unique focus on cancer patients, the first emergency department of its kind in the U.S. has opened its doors at The Ohio State University and is ushering in a new trend in personalized health care. The new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is the first to have a cancer-specific emergency department integrated with a regular E.D.
“In emergency situations, cancer patients can have very specific needs,” said Dr. Tom Terndrup, chair of emergency medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “We not only have to understand their condition, but we have to be able to quickly make treatment decisions based on what kind of therapies or medications they might be taking,” he said.
For example, because cancer patients’ immune systems are often compromised, they are especially vulnerable to infection. To lower their risks, cancer patients at Ohio State don’t share a waiting room with other emergency patients, instead they are taken to a special unit designed just for their needs. “There they are treated by a specially-trained staff with specific guidelines in place,” Terndrup said. “That attention to detail is critical for these patients.”
It is the first emergency department of its kind in the U.S. and one of only a handful worldwide. The new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute has opened a facility at The Ohio State University that specializes in both emergency and cancer medicine. Details on the state-of-the-art emergency department here: bit.ly/1qHavXa
Matt Steele walks into the emergency department at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State. The facility is the first in the U.S. specifically built to handle both general medical emergencies and patients like Steele who have cancer. Details here: bit.ly/1qHavXa
Matt Steele is treated by a nurse specially trained in both emergency and cancer medicine at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State. The emergency department is the first of its kind built in the U.S. and one of only a handful worldwide. Details: bit.ly/1qHavXa
A nurse consults with cancer patient Matt Steele in a first-of-its-kind emergency department. The new James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University recently opened the facility with an emphasis on a growing trend in medicine known as emergency cancer care. This is the first level one emergency department in the U.S. in which staff is trained in both emergency and cancer medicine. Take a tour and see why that matters to patient safety here: bit.ly/1qHavXa
Matt Steele plays with children on a swing set at his home in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Steele has multiple myeloma and, because of his therapy, can be vulnerable to infections. He makes repeated trips to the emergency department. It`s patients like Steele who inspired the new, first-of-its-kind James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State. The facility is home to an emergency cancer unit integrated within Ohio State`s level one trauma center, and a cancer-specific unit that caters to patients like Matt. For more on the facility click here: bit.ly/1qHavXa
