The Hematology section of the Department of Medicine provides adiagnostic and therapeutics ervices for disorders of the lymphatic system -- the network of lymph nodes connected by lymphatic vessels -- and the hematopoietic system, which includes organs and tissues involved in the production of blood.

 

It receives approximately 250 referrals yearly for patients with various leukemias, lymphomas, plasma cell dyscrasias, along with a large number of those with cytopenias and bleeding and clotting disorders.

 

Hematology-Oncology, as it is often called, provides chemotherapy as well as a vast array of hematological and intravenous treatments for cancer and non-cancer patient populations. Over the past year Hematology-Oncology has seen a growth in patients treated as many Hartford Hospital physicians are now utilizing our services to care for a vast array of outpatients