Comprehensive CareComprehensive Care is a proven, effective treatment model used in healthcare. This sensitive, family-centered approach works extremely well in caring for people, not just diseases. At the Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, comprehensive care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals with expertise in bleeding and blood-related disorders. The team includes hematologists, pediatricians, internists, orthopedic surgeons, dentists, dental hygienists, physical therapists, nurses, social workers and genetic counselors.
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Comprehensive Care entails an emphasis is on:
- prevention and overall healthy living
- early diagnosis and intervention to prevent complications
- assessment and treatment by a team of specialists
- routine and emergency care 24/7/365
- education and training in self-care and health management
- training people to do home infusions
- psychosocial assessments, individual and family counseling aid with health insurance issues
- family screening and genetic counseling
- coordination of surgery and any hospital stay from pre-admission through discharge
- education of school nurses and daycare providers as needed
- education for medical professionals on management of bleeding disorders
- access to leading edge research studies
- patient attendance at a comprehensive care clinic annually where is one visit patients are seen by the nurses, hematologist, pediatrician or internist, orthopedic surgeon, physical therapist, dentist and social worker for an up-to-date assessment.
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