While blood disorders are noncancerous, some can be life threatening – and they all affect a child’s quality of life.
Children’s growing bodies deserve care from the most practiced specialists around, working as one team to deliver outstanding care. At Wolfson Children’s, we believe that the best approach to caring for your child is by including your family as part of the care team. This collaboration enables you to be a part of the decision-making process when it comes to the planning and delivery of your child’s treatment. As partners, we will work together throughout your child’s health journey.
Wolfson Children's Hospital provides hematology (blood disorders) and oncology (cancer) services in collaboration with Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville and the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
Wolfson Children’s Hospital has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 50 best children’s hospitals for cancer care. Whether the condition involves red or white blood cells, platelets or bone marrow, our expert hematology team provides the most advanced treatments around for children. We are involved in research, studies and clinical trials, and provide cutting-edge treatment options and protocols based on the latest medical advancements. We have one of three federally funded comprehensive hemophilia treatment centers in Florida, as well as a pediatric sickle cell center.
Wolfson Children's Hospital provides hematology (blood disorders) and oncology (cancer) services in collaboration with Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville and the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
We provide care for children with a variety of acute and chronic blood disorders.
Our expert hematology team will customize a treatment plan to ensure your child gets the exact care needed in order to achieve the best result. The team will factor in the severity of the condition, your child’s age and tolerance to different kinds of medications and therapies, and choose from the latest clinical trials and treatment protocols.
Your child’s care team includes pediatric hematologists with deep experience in blood disorders, specialized nurses, researchers and other highly skilled specialists who work together to create a plan for initial treatment and ongoing after care.
The Cancer Center at Wolfson Children's is located on the south bank of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, and is connected to Nemours Children's Health via Kids Walk. Follow-up care is provided at our Brunswick and Daytona specialty centers.
The day a child receives a bone marrow transplant can be a day of hope and new beginnings for the family. At Wolfson Children's, we celebrate important milestones like this together with our patients. Our team plans a birthday party, complete with cake, party hats and singing. And, of course, the best birthday gift is a chance for a new start.
Turod was only four months old when he began having complications related to sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder causing misshapen red blood cells that can decrease or block blood flow to parts of the body.
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