Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center
for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Nurse Coordinator: Jessica Tahaney, MA, RN, CPON
- The Hassenfeld’s nursing team is a group of highly-experienced, registered nurses who are trained in the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy according to the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses practice standards.
- In addition to providing excellent medical care, our nurses, several of which are Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurses (CPON), are advocates and teachers, who are by the family’s side throughout the duration of treatment. They can help you better understand your diagnosis and treatment as well as help you communicate your needs and concerns to the appropriate interdisciplinary team members.
- The nurses are part of an interdisciplinary team that is comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, a psychologist, clinical research associates, a nutritionist, child-life therapists and pastoral care. The nurses go above and beyond to help the patients cope with treatment.
- Our population consists of patients from infancy to adulthood with cancer and blood disorders. Diagnoses include, but are not limited to:
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Acute Myleogenous Leukemia
- ALPS
- Brain Tumors
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemophilia
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hodgkin’s Disease
- Kidney and Wilm’s Tumor
- Lymphedema
- Lymphoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Neutropenia
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Other Hemolytic Anemias
- Osteosarcoma
- Red Cell Membrane Disorders- Spherocytosis, Ellipitocytosis, etc
- Retinoblastom
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Thrombocytopenias
- Thrombophilia
- Vascular Anomalies- Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations
- Von Willebrand’s Disease
- Our patients come to clinic for the day for one or more of the following:
- Blood Transfusions
- Chemotherapy
- Follow-up Visit
- IVIG
- Long-term Follow-up
- The Nurses at Hassenfeld are also involved with:
- Survivorship
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Self Hypnosis
- Interdisciplinary Psychosocial Planning
