Care Coordinators at the Helen G. Nassif Community Cancer Center
This is a video about personal care coordinators at the Helen G. Nassif Community Cancer Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For more information about this and other resources about cancer treatment in Iowa go to www.communitycancercenter.org FROM THE HELEN G. NASSIF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER, THIS IS CANCER CONNECTIONS. THE COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER OFFERS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS...A PERSONAL CARE COORDINATOR. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO "WHAT'S NEXT?" "We bring them in. We talk to them about their diagnosis, get them educated so they can make some good decisions and know what to expect going forward. We also make appointments with other people who are going to be on their care team; a surgeon, an oncologist and radiation oncologist if needed." "...when I went to my appointment, she already had my surgeon appointment and my oncologist appointments already made so that was one less thing on my mind." The main benefit of this role for the patient is that they have a single point of contact now and for the future as they continue in their care and in survivorship." TO SPEAK WITH A LOCAL CANCER EXPERT, CALL THE HELEN G NASSIF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER FOR A SAME-DAY CONSULTATION. For more information about this and other resources about cancer treatment in Iowa go to www.communitycancercenter.org
