Infusion suites
Optum® Infusion Pharmacy gives you flexible, convenient and safe care.
More convenient infusions
Our infusion suites provide a safe, flexible treatment option. Watch how personalized your care will be from the moment you arrive.
Here's how Optum Infusion Pharmacy infusion suites are set up to help you succeed with your treatment. We have infusion suites across the country. With openings seven days a week, including evenings and weekends, you can set up a time that works with your schedule. We have private and semi-private infusion spaces. Talk with your nurse about which you prefer before you arrive. When you arrive, ring the doorbell to let the staff members know you're there. Anyone who comes to an Optum infusion suite is let in by a staff member. Soon a nurse will take you back to the infusion chair for your treatment. We give you individual attention. In many cases, each patient in our infusion suite has their own nurse. Getting an infusion can make you feel cold. We recommend that you bring a sweater or jacket just in case. But we'll give you a blanket if you need one too. As you get settled, your nurse may ask you some questions, how you're feeling that day and whether you've had infusions before. This helps your nurse understand how you've responded to infusions in the past. It also establishes your health history, whether you've had a recent infection or fever. All these things are important to make sure your infusion goes smoothly. Before every infusion, we make sure it's safe for you to proceed. Your nurse will check your blood pressure and other vital signs as directed by your doctor. If they have any questions about the results, they'll call your doctor to talk about next steps. Where your nurse starts your infusion depends on your condition and treatment. A temporary intravenous catheter might be in your hand or arm or with a port or venous access device you already have in place. Once the IV has been inserted, the nurse will flush it with saline to make sure it's clean. Then they'll set up your infusion. Not every infusion takes the same amount of time. When you set up your appointment, the nurse will talk to you about how long you can expect your infusion to take, including any monitoring time afterward. This will help you know what to bring with you. During your infusion, the staff will make sure you're comfortable. The infusion chairs recline so you can have your feet raised if it's more comfortable. You can read a book or magazine, watch TV, or even take a nap. Your nurse will check on you throughout the infusion. They may take your vital signs if your treatment requires it. They'll also monitor how much time you have left and adjust the rate of your infusion if they need to. During your treatment, tell your nurse if you don't feel well. When your infusion is done, your nurse will disconnect the infusion line and make sure your infusion site is clean. If you had a peripheral intravenous catheter inserted, it will be removed now. Once your infusion is complete, your nurse will talk with you about follow-up appointments. You'll learn about signs to look for after your infusion and when you might need to talk with your doctor or pharmacy. You can call us 24/7 if you have any questions. That's all it takes to get an infusion from our expert staff in the controlled, comfortable environment of an Optum infusion suite. Visit our website to learn how to get started.
3 reasons to choose an Optum infusion suite
Infusion treatments are a big part of your life. Learn how our suites’ flexibility, convenience and safety can help give you more control over your day.
In their own words
Our expert infusion suite nurses and pharmacists have one goal: to deliver the safest, most effective, tailored infusion care for each patient. Hear what inspires them about the work they do every day, along with a patient’s perspective on how they make her life easier.
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Sarah
Nurse supervisor
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Matthew
Director of pharmacy
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Rachel
Living with Crohn's disease
Why do patients prefer our suites?
Living with a chronic illness is easier when there’s help. Hear patients describe how their expert infusion team helps them work and live their life to the fullest.
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[Text On Screen –Rachel, Living With Crohn’s disease]
RACHEL: The first time I came in for infusion, I was so scared.
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HALEY: There’s a lot of negative that comes with having this disease and nobody knows it. Nobody can see it.
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RACHEL: No one wants to be tethered to these things.
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HALEY: I remember the first day I walked in here, I was so nervous.
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MATTHEW HASIAK VOICEOVER: Nobody is comfortable getting IV infusions
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but we’re trying to do everything possible to make it as easy as possible.
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[Text On Screen – Matthew Hasiak, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, Optum Infusion Pharmacy]
MATTHEW HASIAK: The nice thing about the infusion suite is you don’t have to worry about having all the supplies in your home.
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SARAH REIMER: It’s all just here and then they sign their delivery ticket and then they don’t have to worry about counting their supplies
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or making sure that they have everything.
KATIE FRICKE VOICEVER: I think it’s important to them because they don’t have to think about anything.
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They just have to be present and we take care of everything for them.
[RACHEL SPEAKING ON SCREEN]
RACHEL: You talk to anybody with chronic illness that deals with having to come in for meds or anything like that, and they will tell you that the nurses
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make our lives so much better.
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HALEY VOICEOVER: It’s almost like you develop a relationship that’s almost family and you’re with them for so long and they’re the ones that are making you feel better. It’s like, I respect them so much. I genuinely think a nurse can change a patient’s whole view
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HALEY: on their disease and their whole experience.
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KATIE FRICKE VOICEVER: Kind of putting yourself in their shoes. Seeing how they would feel having to go through this
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KATIE FRICKE: specific disease and just working with them through it and understanding that they’re going to have tough times.
[VIDEO OF RACHEL GETTING INFUSION AT INFUSION SUITE]
RACHEL VOICEOVER: We laugh. They cry with me when I’m having a bad day, those kinds of things.
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RACHEL: And so that’s the element I think that helps make this easier.
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SARAH REIMER: I think any time I get to take care of a person I’m a better person because of it. I learn something new every day.
[HALEY SPEAKING ON SCREEN]
HALEY: My advice to anyone coming to get infusions, especially here, is to not be scared or nervous. It’s really hard not to but at the end of the day, everyone here is so welcoming.
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MATTHEW HASIAK VOICEOVER: If you’re a patient, you should choose Optum Infusion because we truly care about your care.
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