(Hematologic Malignancies - BMT, Leukemia, Lymphoma and others)

Endowed Chair in Hematologic Malignancies ($1,000,000 minimum)
An endowed chair is an essential recruiting tool. Endowed chairs hold tremendous prestige in the medical community. Additionally, they allow funds to support the work of the clinician and/or researcher over and above their salary. This enables leaders to explore new areas that will find better treatment options and new discoveries that ultimately will allow cures to be developed or to allow prevention of the disease altogether. Support for this endowed chair would allow Hollings Cancer Center and MUSC the opportunity to recruit a nationally-known director with an active research laboratory to lead our BMT program to national prominence. 

Bone Marrow Transplant Endowed Professorships (Five at $500,000 each)
In order to meet the clinical demands over the next five years, endowed professorships will allow us to recruit five additional physicians/researchers. Endowed professorships, similar to endowed chairs, are an essential recruiting tool and offer additional funds to support the clinical and research needs of a physician/scientist. 

Bone Marrow Transplant Suite (One at $250,000)
The BMT Suite will be located in the new facility and supports the outpatient clinical care of patients who are being treated with a bone marrow transplant. This patient group needs to be isolated from the general population because they are at risk for infection and they have more frequent visits to the center.  

Bone Marrow Transplant Research Laboratory (One at $100,000)
Adding science to our very strong clinical bone marrow transplant program is a must in order to be nationally recognized. Support for a research laboratory would allow the seed money to set up a laboratory for a newly recruited scientist or a current clinician looking to expand their research. 

Bone Marrow Transplant Room (Seven rooms at $25,000 each)
The outpatient bone marrow transplant program at Hollings Cancer Center is our strength. Patients do better when they can come in for treatment and return home or to their hotel in the evening. It keeps some sort of normalcy to life. While they are being treated, it is important that patients have private infusion rooms with dedicated infusion nurses. This allows patients the opportunity to receive their treatment in a positive environment surrounded by their support groups and allows flexibility in how they spend the time. Some days may be spent watching television and some days may require the support of medical professionals. These rooms would be utilized all day every day every week and would allow patients and their family/caregiver a private environment for treatment. 

Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Hollings Cancer Center (Any level gift)
MUSC performed the first bone marrow transplant in S.C. and was one of the first BMT programs in the south. Hollings Cancer Center currently sees approximately 55 BMT patients each year and expects that number to double over the next five years. BMT patients require months and months of treatment and care which takes a toll of everyone involved. Contributions to the BMT fund at Hollings Cancer Center will support the clinical needs of the BMT facility and staff as well as the educational, financial and emotional needs of the patients and their caregivers.