BMT Programs at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital Granted Full Reaccreditation Following Audit and Site Visit

Thursday, November 19, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital, which has operated since 2003, has received full reaccreditation from the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).

FACT establishes standards for high quality medical and laboratory practice in cellular therapies. Accreditation is awarded to a program based on written documents and an on-site inspection. The Mayo Clinic/Phoenix Children's Hospital program has been accredited since 2006.

The collaborative transplant program performed 109 blood and marrow transplants in 2008, and as of October 2009, performed 108 transplants year-to-date.

The Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, located at Mayo Clinic, was the first such BMT program in the Phoenix metropolitan area and provides transplant services for both autologous and allogeneic transplants. Autologous transplants occur when stem cells come from one's own blood or bone marrow. When stem cells come from another person, they are known as an allogeneic transplant.

The Program Director is Roberta Adams, M.D., and Adult Clinical Director is James Slack, M.D.

In September 2003, Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital launched the Valley's first pediatric BMT program. The program is housed at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Dr. Adams also serves as the Pediatric Clinical Director.

The inspection by FACT took place in June 2009 and examined the autologous, allogeneic and apheresis (removal of blood) components of the program for reaccreditation. The comprehensive inspection looked at all facets of the program from stem cell collection to charting to tours of the physical plants, all contributing to reaccreditation of the program, effective until October 2012.

To request an appointment at Mayo Clinic, please call
480-422-1490 for the Arizona campus, 904-494-6484 for the Florida campus, or 507-216-4573 for the Minnesota campus.

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