Our Nurse Navigators are Here to Guide From Diagnosis to Survivorship
Frederick Health's award-winning cancer program provides a nurse navigator
to each patient diagnosed with cancer. Our nurse navigator’s goal
is to help ease anxiety and eliminate barriers to care. Each Nurse Navigator
is a registered, certified oncology nurse with more than 10 years of oncology
nursing experience. Patients benefit from their compassion and expertise,
while physicians benefit from having another partner in providing quality
oncology care to the community.
Our Nurse Navigators are here to guide you from diagnosis to survivorship.
All newly diagnosed cancer patients will have the opportunity to work
with a Nurse Navigator. Navigators offer education, support and resources
to the patient and their families.
Benefits of Navigation
A direct link to your treatment team
Patient and family education of disease, treatment process , and symptom
management
Answering questions to assist with decision making
Coordination of testing, treatment, and appointments
Navigator will communicate in person and via the telephone with the patient
The Navigator functions as an advocate during the course of diagnosis and treatment
