Our Treatment Areas
Outpatient Care at Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Clinic
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic is designed specially for the comfort and convenience of pediatric cancer patients and their families. The nautically themed 18-bed outpatient clinic includes several individual treatment and procedure rooms, multiple consultation rooms, and its own independent pharmacy. The reception room has separate waiting areas for young children and teens. In addition to providing medical care, specialists at the Jimmy Fund Clinic also offer psychological, family and spiritual support.
Located within steps of the Stem Cell Transplant Patient Coordinator's office, the Jimmy Fund Clinic is often where your first appointment will take place.
Patient Treatment Areas
- Private treatment rooms with laminar air flow provide an environment as protective as that of our stem cell transplantation unit. These individual spaces allow families to meet one-on-one with members of the clinical and nursing staff during outpatient visits.
- Each of the 12 infusion beds in the Clinic has its own television and bedside space for one parent.
- Two procedure rooms enable us to perform procedures, such as lumbar taps, during new patient appointments. The ability to provide sedation for procedures assures patient comfort and convenience.
Jimmy Fund Clinic Resources
- Consultation rooms provide private meeting areas for your child and family to meet with members of our care team before, during and after treatment. Complimentary therapies, such as massage and music therapy, are also available.
- Patient drinks and snacks are provided.
- An activities coordinator and adolescent activities specialist distract young children, play games with older children, and organize outside events, such as baseball games and holiday parties.
- A Child Life Specialist in the Blum Family Resource Room provides access to educational books, video tapes, DVDs as well as Internet access and educational programs. The Blum Family Resource Room is located adjacent to the Jimmy Fund Clinic.
