Pediatric hematology-oncology

Prevea's pediatric hematologists-oncologists provide specialized care for children with cancer and blood disorders.

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The only team in NEWI available 24/7 fighting cancers and blood disorders.

Prevea Health and HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital have expertise in diagnosing and treating children, adolescents and young adults with blood disorders (hematology) and cancers (oncology). Here, you’ll find a team of highly skilled experts committed to providing compassionate, competent and consistent inpatient and outpatient hematology and oncology care in Green Bay.

Our team includes physicians, nurse practitioners and registered nurses who are specially trained and experienced in providing all aspects of care — from chemotherapy, biotherapy, procedural sedation and pediatric advanced life support, to the supportive care you expect and deserve.

Located at Green Bay’s only children’s hospital

Find comfort in knowing your child will be cared for at the only children’s hospital in Green Bay. Inside the walls of HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital, you can rest easy knowing You don’t have to travel far to find expert care for your child.

Key services

  • Biotherapy
  • Blood transfusions
  • Bone marrow failure
  • Chemotherapy
  • Child Life Program
  • Radiation oncology
Cancer survivorship care plans
Families have access to a cancer survivorship program to restore and replenish body, mind and spirit - including rehabilitation assessments, therapies, emotional and mental health, financial counseling, spiritual support, community resources and social workers.
Clinical trials
By participating in clinical trials, we can bring expert research to the bedside of our patients.
Diagnosis and treatment of blood and bleeding disorders
Anemias, hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
Diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancers
Leukemia, lymphomas, Hodgkin’s disease, kidney tumors, liver tumors, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, sarcomas and brain and spinal tumors.
Procedural sedation
At HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital, the area's only dedicated pediatric procedural sedation program is designed to provide children and their families with the highest level of comfort during medical procedures.
Procedures and imaging
Procedures: central line and port placement, lumbar punctures and bone marrow biopsies and aspirations

Imaging: scans and testing: X-ray, bone scan, CT, MRI, MIBG, PET, ultrasound, echo, EKG, audiology and pulmonary function testing

Experienced, highly skilled physicians

By working closely with many specialists, pediatric hematology-oncology patients and families have access to a network of health care professionals dedicated to doing what’s right for each patient.

  • Prevea’s pediatric hematologists-oncologists are highly skilled in diagnosing and treating blood disorders and cancers, for children and teenagers.
  • The area’s only pediatric intensivists and hospitalists are trained in caring for kids who are hospitalized or in need of intensive care when families need them most. Pediatric intensivists provide medical management and care for children in critical care, following major surgery, and procedural sedation.
  • A radiation oncologist has advanced training in radiation therapy and provides radiation treatments to children of all ages. From the initial consult through follow up care, they prescribe the appropriate radiation therapy treatment plan and provide close patient management throughout the course of treatment.

Our pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric intensivists and hospitals, and radiation oncologist all work closely together and with the entire care team to deliver safe and effective treatments and unique care plans for patients.

Keeping children comfortable while providing the highest quality of care

Keeping children comfortable while we provide them with the highest quality of care is our top priority. To diagnose, monitor and best treat their disease, pediatric hematology and oncology patients undergo many tests and procedures as part of their care plan. While some tests are quick and painless, we have sedation available to reduce anxiety or pain, as well as child life specialists who are professionally trained and experienced in providing distraction techniques and teaching kids coping skills during treatment.

Video tour

Check out our colorful, child-friendly environment - welcoming for all ages!

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Children’s Oncology Group Member

Pediatric hematology-oncology is proud to be a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research. As a Children’s Oncology Group member institution, HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital participates in clinical trials to bring expert research to the bedside of patients.

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Youth cancer support group

When a loved one has cancer, it affects everyone in the family – including kids. That’s why, each month, HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital and our Child Life Specialists provide a safe, warm and welcoming environment for children who have a loved one battling cancer. Learn more here.

Compassionate, expert care for kids

Here you’ll find a team of specialty-trained doctors, certified nurses and child life specialists who make sure your child is comfortable and coordinate care between the hospital and clinic settings for ongoing seamless care.