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What makes us special:
- Member of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), which provides information and support to help children and their families in the fight against cancer.
- Our nurses are chemotherapy certified through the Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nurses (APHON), which provides and promotes expert practice in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing.
- 6 Hematology/Oncolologists
- 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- One of the 10 largest children's hospitals
- Sedation team on site for procedures
- Supported by a financial endowment which will increase our beds by 10 in 2012.
- National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) collaborative participant
- NACHRI collaborative participant
State of the art supportive departments/care includes:
ACH Hem-Onc IN THE NEWS
OCTOBER 2011 - In 2002 star baseball pitcher Cliff Lee, and his family had a very positive experience at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Their appreciation toward the hospital and desire to help further the work done in the Hem/Onc department are the subject of this story on ESPN.com.
>Watch the story.
SEPTEMBER 2011 - "You've Been Called to Rise" - Read the courageous story of Alex Beebe, a 16-month old patient diagnosed with neuroblastoma and treated at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
> Read the story. (SOURCE:
AY magazine)
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