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SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL
2000 Church Street, 2 ND
floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37236
615-284-4000
615-284-4688
fax
F O R R E F E R R A L S, A P P O I N T M E N T S
O R Q U E S T I O N S, C A L L :
615.284.4000
OUTPATIENT
INFUSION CENTER
SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL
Hours
The Infusion Center is open Monday - Friday
between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm.
The Infusion Center at Saint Thomas Midtown
Location
Hospital offers easy outpatient access to high-
Patients can use complimentary valet services
quality infusion and chemotherapy services.
at the main entrance on 20TH Avenue. From the
Staffed by registered nurses who specialize in
main entrance, take elevator “A” to the 2ND floor
intravenous and injectable therapies, we provide
and proceed to the registration desk for check in.
personalized, compassionate and comfortable
care to every patient we see.
Our Services
The Infusion Center offers a variety
of intravenous, injectable and infusion
health services, including:
• Antibiotic administration
• Blood product infusion
• Chemotherapy
• IV medications [ie Reclast, Benlysta,
MY A P P O I N TME N T
Tysabri and Bemicade]
dat e
• IV hydration
• Injections [ie Prolia, Neulasta and XGEVA]
time
OUTPATIENT INFUSION CENTER
PARKING AND
DIRECTIONS
F O R R E F E R R A L S, A P P O I N T M E N T S
O R Q U E S T I O N S, C A L L :
615.284.4000
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital is conveniently located near
Interstate 40. The hospital is bordered by West End Avenue,
Charlotte Pike, 20TH Avenue North and 21ST Avenue North.
DIRECTIONS FROM NORTH NASHVILLE:
1]
I-65 South / I-40 East
2]
Exit at Charlotte Pike -
3]
DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH NASHVILLE:
1]
I-65 North / I-40 West
2]
Exit Church Street / Charlotte Pike -
Turn Right at bottom of exit ramp
3]
Left on Church Street
4]
Proceed seven blocks west away from town
4]
Proceed 6 blocks away from town
5]
Turn left onto 21ST Avenue (a one-way street)
5]
Turn right on 20TH Avenue
6]
You will see the hospital two blocks
6]
Left into main hospital entrance
exit
209
ahead on your left
7]
Proceed past the hospital
8]
Left on Church Street
9]
Left on 20TH Avenue
10]
exit
209
complementary valet parking
Additional Parking is available
in the Midstate garage.
Turn left into main hospital entrance
complementary valet parking
SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL
2000 Church Street, 2 ND
floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37236
615-284-4000
615-284-4688
fax
OUTPATIENT
INFUSION CENTER
GUIDELINES
SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL
1]
Hours of Operation are 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday
9]
as
Appropriate patients for admission to the
2]
Outpatient Infusion Center include:
Joint
for
diagnosis,
Commission.
Avoid
medications,
whenever possible. Please include correct CPT
Diagnosis and ICD-IO codes for each treatment
and/or lab ordered.
10]
Failure
Pre-Approval # (if applicable), most recent lab
patients
without
urine
results prior to Chemotherapy and Transfusion of
output,
Blood Products, should be faxed to 616-284-4688
Total Care, and Unstable Patients.
Pre-certification
4]
by
physician’s
History and Physical or most recent dictated Office
Note with Medication List, Physician Order form,
Inappropriate patients for Outpatient Treatment:
Renal
can
office
prior to scheduled arrival date of patient.
be
staff
completed
or
can
be
11]
Chemotherapy orders should include CBC, Height,
Weight, and BSA as well as other appropriate lab
done by OIC staff at 615-284-3702.
results, Total Dose per Meter Square, and Attending
Physician’s signature.
Appointments may be scheduled 7:00am to
4:00 pm by calling 615-284-4000. Procedures can
be done by the Infusion Center. The doctor’s
12]
Type and Crossmatch may be completed up
office will be required to do precertification when
to 72 hours prior to Transfusion date. Arrival
time for patients requiring 2 Units of Packed Red
a referral is made for a next day appointment.
Cells should be no later than 12:00noon. If special
processing or infusion rates are required, patients
Patients must be scheduled in advance. Walk in
and unscheduled appointments may not always
be accommodated due to drug or appointment
availabilities. The treatment ordered must be
12]
will be scheduled early in the day.
Direct Line to Infusion Center RN
616-284-4003
scheduled in a way that it can be safely
completed by 5:30pm.
7]
All orders should be written on Saint Thomas
Midtown Physician order form or entered into
cerner directly by the physician.
Standard
Order forms are available for: Blood Transfusion,
Chemotherapy, Reclast, Boniva, Prolia, XGEVA,
Remicade,
Actemra,
recommended
that
and
Benlysta.
It
these
Standard
Forms
is
be used in order to assure Standard of Care.
8]
and
in need of 2-3 Units of Packed Red Cells,
other
Blood
Products
(Platelets,
FFP),
on Hospital Formulary.
6]
by
Patients
IV Medications approved for Outpatient use and
5]
required
abbreviations
Conventional Chemotherapy Protocols, Hydration,
3]
Date, time, patient name and DOB, diet order and
physician’s signature must be present on all orders,
through Friday.
Non-formulary drugs require prior approval from
the pharmacy. The physician will need to fill out a
form and appproval may take 24 - 48 hours.
Frequency and duration of prescriptions must be
noted on orders. Orders are good for 1 year unless
otherwise noted.
SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL
2000 Church Street, 2 ND
floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37236
615-284-4000
615-284-4688
fax