The transplant program is designed to help patients who face barriers to care or may struggle to meet requirements at other transplant centers, according to an April 6 system release. It utilizes social support services like food assistance to help patients prepare for a transplant.
“Many of our patients have limited resources,” William Tse, MD, MetroHealth’s division director of hematology and oncology, said in the release. “If we simply use a conventional transplant approach, our outcomes may be poorer because our patients may be riskier to treat. We want to provide a safer, more supportive approach to transplant.”
The first stem cell transplant is scheduled for mid-April. Several other patients have already been identified for transplants, with procedures scheduled over the next few months.
