Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy 

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) offers chemotherapy and infusion services. Our compassionate team of caregivers will help you navigate your cancer diagnosis and treatment in a welcoming, healing environment.

Learn more about chemotherapy and infusion services at ECH below.

Chemotherapy Staff at ECH

ECH staff are committed to treating the whole patient. The chemotherapy and infusion staff, comprised of nurses, a nurse practitioner, and support staff, works to ensure that patients are comfortable, well-informed and feel well-cared-for. Our experienced and compassionate caregivers understand that a diagnosis of cancer ripples across all aspects of a patient’s life, affecting emotional well-being, nutritional status, ability to stay active, family, work, finances, and more.

Chemotherapy and Infusion Services

If you have a cancer diagnosis and have been prescribed chemotherapy, we can help.

We offer chemotherapy so that you can treat your cancer close to where you live, work, or vacation.

Chemotherapy uses powerful medications to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be prescribed in many forms, but it is often given by infusion, which means it is delivered directly into a vein through a tube in your arm or a catheter in your chest.

You may also be prescribed additional infusions that aid your body in fighting cancer, such as pain medications and antibiotics, which we can also deliver in our clinics.

Our knowledgeable staff will help you with all aspects of your chemotherapy, working closely with your oncologist on your treatment and with you and your family on preparation for visits and management of side effects

More Information

We are proud to be able to help you through this journey. For more information, call us at (518) 873-6377.