Through the Infectious Disease Clinic and consultation services, patients are diagnosed and treated for every variety of infectious disease including bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections, HIV infection, AIDS, hospital-acquired infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and other infections related to surgery, transplantation, trauma, and cancer therapy. Wound care services are also provided at scheduled times for patients requiring these services.

The Ambulatory Infusion Center provides non-emergent outpatient infusion therapy on a routine basis or can accommodate urgent requests to treat a variety of patients. Available treatments in the infusion center include the administration of antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals, anti-coagulants, blood and blood products, blood derivatives (IVIG), cardiac support therapy, hydration therapy, injections, insertion and removal of IV devices, Remicade therapy, therapeutic phlebotomy, and wound care. Infusion nurses also cover the PICC placement team for inpatients and outpatients being treated in various areas throughout the hospital.

The Travel Medicine Clinic is a registered, full-service clinic staffed with a board certified physician. The clinic provides health information and vaccinations for those traveling to a foreign country. Patients traveling to any foreign country are instructed on what vaccinations are required, and they can receive the vaccinations during office hours.

The clinics operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Consultation services are provided upon request. Some infusion services are offered on the weekend, and on-call services for PICC placement are provided on the weekend and after normal office hours.

 

For more information, call the Center for Infectious Diseases at 229-312-7025.