Care Closer to Home
The Care Closer to Home program nurtures partnerships between referring providers in your community and Children’s Minnesota blood disorders and cancer experts and helps families receive care closer to home when possible.
The program allows our board-certified hematology/oncology physicians to see patients at outreach clinics. If you have worked with Children’s Minnesota to arrange for some of your cancer and blood disorder care to take place at Hudson or St. Cloud, call each location directly to schedule your infusion appointment:
Pediatric Short Stay & Infusion Unit at CentraCare Health Plaza
1900 CentraCare Circle
St. Cloud, MN 56303
320-299-4923
Hudson Hospital and Clinics Infusion Center
405 Stageline Road
Hudson, WI 54016
800-993-2325 or 715-531-6705
Care Closer to Home program benefits for patients, families and their primary care providers include:
- Co-managed, coordinated care at Care Closer to Home outreach clinic locations when possible
- Access to Children’s cancer and blood disorder experts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Care that is delivered following Children’s treatment guidelines, protocols and recommendations
- Urgent care at the Care Closer to Home clinic locations for things like fever and neutropenia (low white blood cell counts)
- Regular outpatient visits with Children’s Minnesota oncologists and hematologists
- Regular communication between the primary care provider and Children’s Minnesota team
Services include:
- Administration of select chemotherapy and blood products
- Antibiotic and fluid infusions
- Evaluation and treatment of fever and neutropenia
- Monitoring of side effects and complications from chemotherapy
- Medical evaluations
- Medical consultation
- Lab and radiology services
Appointments are scheduled through Children’s Minnesota outpatient clinic. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 612-813-5940.
