Common patient populations are coronary bypass grafts, valve replacements and repairs, heart transplant, lung transplant, lung resection, invasive procedures for arrhythmias, pacemakers, LVADs, and other cardiac treatments. Patient population includes cardiac and thoracic surgery, cardiology including EPS and heart failure, heart and lung transplant, and primary pulmonary hypertension. Telemetry monitoring is available. Patients are in all phases of the disease process ranging from newly diagnosed patients receiving complex and aggressive multi-modal treatment interventions to patients receiving palliative care. Care includes aggressive curative therapy, symptom management and palliative care.
All nurses are chemotherapy certified, with education provided on an ongoing basis.
Patients 16 years and older who present acute or chronic disorders in a state of acute crisis are admitted. Inpatients and day patients range in age from pediatric to geriatric, and represent diagnoses in many areas, including disorders of the endocrine, hematologic, and immune systems. Emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration for complex patients moving across the continuum throughout the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Unit designed to meet family needs through lengthy admissions with a family support lounge, children's play room, kitchen, laundry facilities and quiet room. Other diagnoses include stroke, neuromuscular disease, and non-traumatic brain injury.