Baylor Scott and White at Austin Tech Ridge has expanded its services to include non-cancerous hematology treatments. These treatments, which were previously only available at the Round Rock location, include iron infusions, B12 injections, therapeutic phlebotomies, and other services that help those with benign hematological disorders, or non-cancerous blood conditions.

Treatment Availability

Treatments are currently offered at the Tech Ridge clinic on Mondays and Wednesdays, with plans to expand to Thursdays due to demand. Dr. Vinod Kondragunta, an oncologist at Baylor Scott and White, stated that the expansion is necessary to reduce wait times for patients. “People can get very severely anemic while they’re waiting for their iron transfusions,” Dr. Kondragunta said. “The last thing we want is for people to have to resort to going to the emergency room to get blood transfusions.”

Patients have expressed gratitude for the expanded services, with some reporting that they were previously told they couldn’t get an appointment until July. Dr. Kondragunta said, “We’re trying to improve people’s quality of life by getting them treatments as soon as possible.”

Original reporting: Community Impact — Austin — read the source article.