The IHTC is a 501(c)(3) (nonprofit) multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment facility serving the people of Indiana who have bleeding disorders or thrombotic disease (known collectively as disorders of coagulation). The IHTC is Indiana’s only federally recognized comprehensive hemophilia center, and is noted as one of the largest centers in the country in terms of patients and medical staff. The center aids local medical providers in the care of individuals of all ages with blood disorders and their families. The program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services – Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Indiana State Department of Health. The center is also supported by income received from patient care and by a federally sanctioned pharmacy program. The IHTC was established in 1998 by Amy D. Shapiro, M.D., the center's co-medical director and pediatric hematologist, and Anne Greist, M.D., the center's co-medical director and adult hematologist. The center is located at the St. Vincent Hospital campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. Patient care, research and education are the focus of the center. Yet at the heart of all we do is patient care, as our mission statement indicates: The Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center Inc. is committed to providing the highest quality comprehensive healthcare services to patients with bleeding and clotting disorders, and to their families.