Bleeding Disorders I Hemophilia
Our Services
Our team works with internal and external stakeholders, such as physicians, dentists, and care providers, to ensure our patients have comprehensive care plans for any invasive procedures or surgeries. We help coordinate home factor infusions and outside nursing services when needed and provide these services ourselves when possible. We partner with schools, day care centers, camps, and emergency rooms to provide education so that our patients can be safely treated and evaluated outside the home.
- Counseling and Support
- Home Infusion
The MBDC team provides advocacy and education in a number of ways such as:
- Providing patients and community partners with state-of-the-art bleeding management education
- Offering financial counseling and advocacy with public and private insurance payers
Eligible patients are provided the following enhanced services as needed:
- Pediatric dental consultation
- Home visits for teaching purposes
- On-call assistance available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Additional items for special circumstances
Bleeding Disorders
- Hemophilia A (Factor VIII deficiency)
- Hemophilia B (Factor IX deficiency)
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Platelet defects
- Excessive bleeding after surgery
- Other coagulation factor deficiencies (i.e. Factor II, Factor V, Factor VII, Factor X, Factor XI, Factor XII, Factor XIII, dysfibrinogenemia / hypofibrinogenemia)
- Personal history of bleeding tendencies
- Family history of bleeding diathesis
- Other coagulopathy
The Foundation for Women & Girls with Bleeding Disorders (FWGBD) is dedicated to:
- Educating healthcare providers on issues surrounding female bleeding disorders
- Raising awareness of these conditions
- Translating and disseminating information and research to the communities we serve
Through the Women and Girls Clinic the MBDC:
- Evaluates women and girls with a personal or family history of bleeding disorders
- Evaluates and treats women and girls with unexplained menorrhagia (heavy menses) for possible bleeding disorders
- Manages iron deficiency in women and girls
- Consults with a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology physician who is a member of the FWGBD and attends MBDC’s Women and Girls Clinics - in collaboration with a hematologist
- Plans and manages bleeding disorders during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the post-partum period
Patients with bleeding and clotting disorders are primarily cared for by:
- A hematologist (a physician who specializes in blood disorders) and/or
- A nurse practitioner and certified nurses who have specialized education in the care of people with bleeding disorders
As part of the comprehensive care provided, patients may also consult with physical therapists, researchers and social workers who provide psycho-social assessments, counseling, and resource information.