8A team members have a love for our patients and their families, are passionate about our work, believe in the team, and because of that, we are better and safer together!
8A3 is an acute care unit that cares for patients that are within the services of Hematology/Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Neuro-Oncology, as well as Surgical patients from the Acute Care Surgery Surgical services.
We provide comprehensive care for patients with benign and malignant disorders of the hematopoietic system such as Leukemia, Blood Disorders, Multiple Myeloma, and Myeloproliferative Disorders.
This patient population provides a wide variety of medical/surgical experiences while primarily focusing on the specialty of Oncology.
All nurses on this unit receive hospital-based chemotherapy training and chemotherapy administration competency checkoffs, will attend a Chemotherapy Course developed in partnership with other National Cancer Institutions, and will attend an Oncology Overview Course.