Oncology & Hematology

  • Defiance Clinic Provides Outpatient Infusion Services

  • The Oncology Center team is dedicated to providing excellent outpatient infusion service that includes:

    Treatment in a relaxed, comfortable, friendly setting
  • Experienced infusion nurses
  • Empowerment of patients by teaching them how to care for themselves, answering their questions and providing support and encouragement
  • Coordination of care with the patient’s physician
  • Follow-up care
  • Appointments that meet the patient’s needs
  • The Oncology Center serves a diverse group of patients, including those with central lines, who are not hospitalized but need frequent administration of intravenous treatments, including:
  • Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
  • Patients needing intravenous antibiotics
  • Patients who need other intravenous medications
  • Among the services provided are:

    Biological response modifiers
  • Care of central line catheter
  • Chemotherapy, including ambulatory pumps
  • Hydration therapy
  • Many types of intravenous therapies
  • IV antibiotic therapy
  • IV anti-emetic care
  • IV immune globulin
  • Intramuscular injections
  • Monoclonal antibodies
  • Pain management
  • Subcutaneous injections
  • Therapeutic phlebotomy
  • Supplemental services that support clinical care include:

    Assessment and evaluations
  • Procuring specimens for lab testing
  • Providing updates to the primary physician
  • Documentation of care through treatment and utilization reports, progress notes, nursing assessments and discharge summaries
  • Special Certifications of Staff:

    April Coughlan, RN, OCN
  • Debra Bowers, RN, CRNH, OCN, SANE
  • Mary Gerschutz, RNC, LCCE, OCN
  • Direct Dial Telephone:

    419-783-3344
  • Toll Free: 800-925-4642 (800-9-CLINIC)