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Daycare Unit

The daycare unit is located on the 6 th floor and shares a reception desk with ACCU and has a two bed room, two single rooms and three treatment chairs.. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday 07:30-19:00. Daycare treatments and procedures include bone marrow biopsies, to have a nurse take blood specimens from a central venous catheter, blood or platelet transfusions, intravenous hydration, patient teaching for self-injections, care of central venous catheters, and ambulatory infusion pumps. The length of stay in this unit can be between 15 minutes to 8 hours depending on the treatment or procedure. Patients who need to stay for many hours are encouraged to bring a book, personal music player and their favourite drinks and snacks.