SLUCare specialist Dr. Carl Freter and his colleagues in the Department of Hematology and Oncology offer the only outpatient blood and marrow transplant center in the region -- one of only 10 such centers in the country.Outpatient blood and marrow transplantation means that the patient is able to recover at home during treatment, rather than enduring an extended hospital stay. SLUCare’s team includes experts in many areas of hematology and oncology, allowing extensive options for treating many types of leukemia.