• Treatment of hematology patients: either as inpatients hospitalized in the various departments or in the specialized one day clinic (ODC)
• Cooperation with other specialties in order to provide comprehensive treatment of hematology patients on a multidisciplinary basis. The department participates at the Oncology Council meetings where it presents its hematology cases. The meetings take place twice a month, in the presence of physicians of all related specialties (radiologists, internal medicine physicians, radiotherapists, oncologists, etc.).
• The department performs autologous bone marrow stem cell transplantation/peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for the treatment of hematology diseases, whenever required and in accordance with international guidelines. It features a Hematology Apheresis Unit and cooperates with the Blood Bank Department for collection and storage of PBSCs.
• Therapeutic plasmapheresis for the treatment of both hematologic diseases and diseases of other specialties (e.g., neurologic diseases etc.) for which the use of plasmapheresis is indicated.
•  Provides counseling regarding hematology issues to patients from other departments of all specialties
• On call on a daily 24 hour basis for covering the needs of the emergency department (ED)
• Outpatient division, which operates on a daily basis and includes:

General unit

It offers counseling services and diagnostic approach, monitoring of patients on a regular and emergency outpatient basis, collection of data regarding the needs and specificities of hematology patients

Anti-Coagulation

It treat hemostasis, investigates blood clotting disorders, conducts testing for thrombophilia and anticoagulation treatment control.

Invasive procedures unit

With experience and expertise in conducting bone marrow biopsy- sternal puncture, therapeutic apheresis, intravenous and subcutaneous drug administration, such as Fe, bisphosphonates, etc., (medical procedures for which no admission to the one day clinic is needed; these procedures are carried out in the presence of the department’s physician with the assistance of specialized nursing staff)

• Archiving of cases: The Department’s Secretariat stores the Hematology patient’s medical files that include records and monitoring data. A separate record is kept for outpatients visiting the Outpatient Clinic.
• Research activity: a) Clinical studies in cooperation with the working groups of the Hellenic Society of Hematology, b) in International Therapeutic Protocols under the approval of the National Organization for Medicines (EOF).