We believe every patient deserves more than treatment. They deserve support, guidance, and a compassionate team walking beside them through every stage of life.
That’s the heart of comprehensive care, and it’s the foundation of everything we do.
Inherited and acquired blood disorders are rare, lifelong conditions. They often come with physical challenges, but they can also impact emotional wellbeing, daily routines, school, work, and family life.
Managing these conditions can feel overwhelming, but with the right team and the right approach, patients can live long, healthy, active lives.
That’s where comprehensive care makes all the difference.
What Is Comprehensive Care?
Comprehensive care brings together all the specialists, services, and support systems a person with a bleeding disorder may need, all in one coordinated team.
It means walking into one appointment and seeing: the hematologist who knows your history, the nurse who answers your day-to-day questions, the social worker who helps navigate school or work concerns, and the physical therapist who keeps your body feeling healthy and strong.
One visit, one team, one coordinated plan.
Learn more about how our social worker brings comprehensive care to life in our team spotlight on Michelle Romero, LCSW.
At CIBD, our comprehensive care model includes a multidisciplinary team of:
- Board-certified pediatric and adult hematologists
- Nurses and nurse specialists
- Physical therapist
- Psychologist
- Clinical social worker
- Clinical pharmacist
- Diagnostic lab services
Each expert plays a unique role, but we work closely together with a single goal: to help every patient maintain the healthiest, highest quality of life possible.
Comprehensive Care for Every Stage of Life
Blood disorders don’t affect just one moment in time. They shape daily life from childhood into adulthood, and often across generations. That’s why CIBD was built as a lifespan clinic, providing seamless care whether a patient is 5, 35, or 65.
Our team understands how needs change over a lifetime. That might look like a toddler learning to play safely, a teenager preparing to self-infuse, a young adult leaving home for college and balancing independence with new health responsibilities, or a parent managing their own care while raising a child with the same inherited condition.
Every individual deserves support tailored to their life stage.
Because many blood disorders are genetic, often impacting more than one member of a family, we also recognize the importance of comprehensive care for the whole family. That means:
- Coordinated appointments for multiple family members
- Shared education so everyone understands the condition
- Support for siblings, caregivers, and parents
- Guidance through genetic considerations and family planning
- Personalized care plans that work for your household and your routines
At CIBD, you grow with a team that already knows you, your history, and your health.
Why Comprehensive Care Matters
If you’ve ever felt like managing a blood disorder is “a lot,” you’re not wrong, and you’re not alone. Blood disorders affect more than the body; they can impact confidence, daily activities, family life, mental health, and financial stability.
That’s exactly why comprehensive care exists.
This approach leads to real, measurable results:
- Fewer hospitalizations
- Fewer missed days of school and work
- Increased independence and self-management skills
- Improved mobility, wellbeing, and quality of life
- Reduced patient care costs
- Greater long-term health and stability
CIBD Puts Comprehensive Care into Action
Our team provides a wide range of services designed to meet each patient’s medical, emotional, and social needs, because we know health touches every part of life.
Our available services include:
- Diagnosis and management of blood disorders
- Multidisciplinary clinic visits
- Clinical infusion services
- Psychological counseling
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Telehealth consultations
- Non-profit pharmacy
- Collaboration with schools, teachers, nurses, and counselors
- Transportation assistance
- Teen transition programs
- IV skills training for parents and patients
- Camp referrals for youth
- Hospital affiliations with CHOC, Joseph’s Hospital of Orange, and UC Irvine Medical Center
This wide network allows us to support patients in every area of their lives, from teaching a child how to self-infuse safely, to helping a young adult transition confidently to adult care, to working with schools and employers to create safe, supportive environments.
Why Choose Our Comprehensive Care Center?
CIBD is nationally recognized for excellence in blood disorders. We want you to have:
- Access to experts in rare blood disorders
- A multidisciplinary care team with specialized training
- The latest treatments, research, and clinical trials
- Lifelong care from childhood through adulthood
- Reduced-cost medications through federal programs
- Education for self-care and self-infusion
- Better overall outcomes
A New Year, A Stronger You
Comprehensive care isn’t just a model…it’s a partnership. It’s about giving patients and families the knowledge, confidence, and resources they need to thrive.
As we begin a new year, we want our community to know:
You are not navigating your condition alone.
Your health, your goals, and your wellbeing are at the center of the care we provide every day.
At CIBD, comprehensive care means whole-person care, every step of the way, so you can live your healthiest, most empowered year yet.