Overview

Children with hemophilia are treated at Seattle Children’s, an SCCA parent organization. Seattle Children's has a long history of successfully caring for children and teens who have blood disorders.

Hemophilia is a rare, inherited blood disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot normally. People with hemophilia can bruise or bleed easily.

Hemophilia is not very common in children and teens, so community doctors usually have limited knowledge of the disease. This is why almost all children with hemophilia in the United States receive treatment at one of the children’s cancer centers that make up the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). Children diagnosed with hemophilia are treated at SCCA's parent organization, Seattle Children's, a member of the COG.

Children’s blood disorders program brings together experts from more than 20 subspecialties to provide diagnostic services and treatments, including the very latest options. The team of pediatric hematologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, child life specialists and chaplains partner with you to provide expert, family-centered care and compassionate support. We help you understand your child’s health and treatment options because you, your child and your family are an important part of the care team.

Because Children’s doctors take part in national and international research studies, and often lead them, Children’s can offer new treatment options that many other hospitals cannot give their patients.

Read more about hemophilia on the Seattle Children’s web site.

To make an appointment, call Seattle Children's at (206) 977-2106.