Infusion Services at Southeast Missouri Hospital
Patients find Infusion Services a comfortable, convenient place to receive chemotherapy as well as blood transfusions, P.I.C.C. line insertions, intravenous antibiotic therapy, hydration therapy, injections and other procedures. Southeast’s highly trained Infusion Services staff works closely with physicians throughout the treatment process.

Physicians may also schedule procedures such as bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture and thoracentesis and paracentesis at Southeast’s Infusion Services.

 

  
Infusion Services at Southeast Missouri Hospital

Southeast is proud of its Oncology Certified Nurses

An Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) has passed a rigorous nationally recognized exam. This exam is a validation that each of the OCN nurses has the experience and specialized knowledge to expertly care for oncology patients and their families. Oncology patients have complex multifaceted chronic diseases which require specialty nursing interventions across their health and illness continuum. Specialty nursing starts with the initial diagnosis and continues through the patient’s treatment and follow-ups. Having Oncology Certified Nurses at Southeast Missouri Hospital ensures that the highest quality of care is given to patients and their families.

Inpatient Cancer Services

Southeast’s dedicated 10-bed Oncology Unit and its specially trained nursing staff, many of whom are oncology certified nurses, is designed to meet the many needs of cancer patients and their families and fosters an open, supportive environment. The newly-remodeled unit is designed for the comfort of family members as well as patients. Because family support is so crucial to cancer patients, the unit visiting policy encourages both adults and children to visit.

Southeast Offers ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course

Lavonna Wollard-Biddle,
BSN, RN, OCN
Nurse Manager of Oncology/Infusion Services

 

Lavonna Wollard-Biddle, BSN, RN, OCN, is an official instructor for the ONS (Oncology Nursing Society) Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course. She is one of fewer than 900 instructors nation-wide. There are 15 instructors in Missouri, and she is the only one in southeast Missouri.

This course is a two-day comprehensive review course for nurses who administer chemotherapy. Once the course is completed, participants receive a chemotherapy certification that is valid for two years. Renewal is done by internet once the initial course is successfully completed.

If interested in taking the ONS approved chemotherapy course, please contact Southeast Missouri Hospital’s Education Department at (573) 651-5547.