The Yawkey building entrance is now closed.

As of April 29, BMC’s Yawkey building doors are closed as an entrance. All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter the hospital via the Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk. Learn more.

Plasmapheresis is a process in which the plasma (liquid) of the blood is separated from the cells and removed from the body.  Then, healthy plasma is placed back into the body.  People who have antibodies in their plasma that are attacking their immune system may benefit from plasmapheresis