Infrastructure and Services Provided by the POD 

Inpatient Sections:

There are three inpatient sections with a total capacity of 100 beds for patients who need to be treated while staying at the hospital. In these sections, supportive care is given for the newly diagnosed patients with cancer and for the critically ill cases. Chemotherapy is also given in these sections. These sections include:

1- Free Section

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2- Insurance Section

3- Private Sections

Outpatient Clinic (OP Clinic):

There are 150-200 pediatric cancer patients visiting the outpatient clinic daily, starting from 8.30 a.m. and until 5:00 p.m., either for consultation, regular check up, drug administration, diagnosis of new cases or management of emergency situations. The OPC provides special services including laboratory services, the results of which are available at same day; there are also special services for the emergency cases. The chemotherapy at the OPC is prepared in the clinical pharmacy sector by specialized clinical pharmacists and given at the treatment room under close supervision by specialized doctors and nurses. There are also clinical pathology doctors working on the revision of all the laboratory results prior to treatment.

Out-Patient Clinic

           Nursing Staff                Secreteries at the Out-Patient Clinic

Laboratories at the Out-Patient Clinic

Drug Administration Room (DAR) & Minor Procedures Room:

They are located in the outpatient clinic. The DAR is for chemotherapy administration and for managing emergency cases, while the minor procedures room is used for taking the Bone Marrow aspirates and biopsies or cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Bone marrow samples are taken under general anesthesia.

Clinical Pharmacy:

The role of the clinical pharmacy includes the preparation of the medications according to accurate and regular calculations. The clinical pharmacy is also concerned with the sterilization of the prepared chemotherapy and antibiotics. It is also involved in supervising administration of the drugs to the patients, to avoid any complications or reactions and offer timely intervention if needed.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU):

A new pediatric ICU is under construction for the treatment of severely ill cases who need special medical treatment under the supervision of a highly specialized doctors and nurses.

Laboratories:

Several laboratories are found in the pediatric oncology department. A laboratory for blood analysis (for complete blood count & blood chemistry) is located inside the O.P clinic to help getting the results rapidly. There are also the laboratories for bacteriological analysis which help in detecting the different types of pathogens and bacteria in the variable body fluids and helps also in determining the proper antibiotics to which the bacteria are mostly sensitive. The virology laboratory is available for detecting the different viruses affecting the children with low immunity (such as Viral Hepatitis B & C)

 Virology Lab.(1)            Virology Lab.(2)          Bacteriology Lab.

Library and Playing Area:

This is an area in which the children can have fun, read books with the help of volunteers and play games and watch movies during the period of their stay at the POD.

Physiotherapy Unit:

Many patients need physiotherapy for a proper movement and function due to the effect of disease and/or treatment.