OUTPATIENT - A Department of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
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SBL Infusion Services – Mattoon Hours: |
SBL Infusion Services – Effingham Hours: |
Infusion therapy allows medication to be delivered through an IV (catheter) or needle and injection services (subcutaneous/ intramuscular). It’s a way of delivering medication that can’t be taken orally, or that needs to be dispensed at a controlled pace.
CONDITIONS TREATED
- Anemia
- Crohn’s disease
- Dehydration
- Headaches
- Immune deficiencies
- Iron deficiencies
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
TREATMENTS OFFERED
- Blood products (Mattoon only)
- Biologics
- Hydration, electrolyte, vitamin, and mineral replacement therapy
- Anti-emetics
- Injections
- Antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal therapy
- Medication infusions
- Therapeutic phlebotomy
Treatment times can vary from 30 minutes to six hours, depending on the type of medication and length of time it is prescribed to be administered. SBL Infusion Services offers its patients warm blankets, TVs, recliners, refreshments, and privacy during treatment. At the Effingham location, recliners have heat and massage controls.