inpatient facilities
The Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology
Centers’ 36-bed unit is located on the 9th
floor of Texas Children’s Hospital’sWest
Tower. The inpatient rooms are family-friendly
and use the latest pediatric technological
advances. Some of the other amenities of
West Tower include a family services floor
featuring pre-teen and teen activity rooms, a
business center, library and classrooms; family
rooms located on each patient-care floor
designed as a respite for parents and families;
and large patient rooms, approximately 330
square feet in size.
Bone marrow and stem Cell
Transplant Unit
Our 15-bed Bone Marrow and Stem Cell
Transplant Unit is located on the 8th floor of
West Tower. It is the largest of its kind in the
southwestern United States.The inpatient
transplant unit is uniquely designed with
children’s needs in mind. A specialized high
efficiency particulate air (HEPA) air-filtration
system allows children to safely leave their
rooms and roam freely in the unit.
Bone marrowTransplant
outpatient Clinic
The Bone MarrowTransplant Outpatient Clinic
is located adjacent to the Bone Marrow
Transplant inpatient unit, and the service is
accredited by the Foundation for the
Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.The clinic
provides diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
care of patients who are in need of or have
received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
There are six exam rooms, two of which are
equipped with negative pressure airflow and
six infusion bays.The dedicated nursing staff is
fully cross-trained for inpatient and outpatient
services.
Texas Children’s hospital
West Campus
In 2011,Texas Children’s Hospital opened a
community hospital located on 55 acres in
Katy,Texas near I-10 and Barker Cypress.The
515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only
24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater
West Houston area. Hematology and oncology
services are available at Texas Children’s
HospitalWest Campus. If you are interested,
please follow our standard referral process and
ask your attending physician about availability
atWest Campus.
The Feigin Center for research
Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology
Centers are national and international leaders
in clinical and basic research.The centers are
components of the Pediatric Hematology-
Oncology Section of the Department of
Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.
We have over 300 researchers and staff in
38 different research laboratories performing
cutting-edge research.These laboratories are
housed in the Feigin Center building at Texas
Children’s Hospital.This $40 million recently
expanded and renovated state-of-the-art
research facility now offers research and
office space to our physicians and scientists
who lead innovative pediatric cancer and
hematology research initiatives.
