Support Services
Oncology Social Work: (540) 981-7917
Resource information
- Discharge planning
- Home Health Information
Counseling & Support: (540) 981-7668
A licensed oncology counselor is available to provide counseling sessions for you and your family. We also offer special sessions on pain management, stress relief and relaxation.
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist: (540) 853-0360
Case management is provided by a skilled oncology nurse who helps plan for services that may be needed after discharge. You may be referred to community agencies for financial aid, home care help and support programs.
Spiritual Care
A staff of clinically trained chaplains are available to help address your spiritual needs during hospitalization.
Chaplains can offer support in dealing with concerns and fears about illness, injury, diagnosis and treatment. They can also pray with you, assist you in dealing with grief and loss, and connect you with clergy in your own faith tradition.
- Chaplain: (540) 981-7256
Patient and Family Resource Education
Provides books, pamphlets and videos about cancer and ways to cope. Also, we may be able to refer you to other resources.
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist: (540) 853-0360
Nutritional Counseling: (540) 981-7552
Sound nutrition is essential during cancer treatment. The Cancer Center has an oncology dietitian who is available to provide nutritional counseling to patients receiving cancer treatment or services. Nutritional counseling focuses on teaching patients and caregivers how to manage symptoms related to the side effects of treatment including: appetite loss, difficulty swallowing, altered taste, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dry or sore mouth.
Oncology Volunteers
Volunteers are very special people who are available to provide practical and emotional support to patients, families and caregivers during treatment visits. They often visit with patients and families during the hospital stay, providing companionship and support. Many of our volunteers are cancer survivors and truly understand the cancer experience.
Image Enhancement Center: (540) 981-7223
Having cancer doesn't mean becoming someone different. Yet side effects from treatment can cause you to change the way you look at yourself. At Expressions!, our image consultant can help you discover ways to restore your appearance, renew your self-confidence and rekindle your spirit during cancer treatment. Expressions! provides personal consultations for individuals experiencing hair loss or other appearance-related difficulties. For an appointment or more information about services, call Expressions! for any of the following services:
Managing Hair Loss
For many people, hair loss is one of the most difficult experiences of cancer treatment. At Expressions!, our caring image consultant provides full hair care, wig and turban services and offers suggestions on individual styling options for beauty and comfort. It is important to remember that everyone's experience is different, so it pays to become informed about how your particular treatment affects hair loss.
Hospice: (540) 224-4753
Because the caring, knowledgeable staff at Carilion Hospice Services knows that dying is as much a part of life as birth, they are there for patients and families to provide the needed comfort and support. Their expert medical, emotional and spiritual care is offered in the familiar surroundings of the patient's home.
Carilion Home Care Services: 1-800-964-9300
Carilion Home Care Services offers all the care of Carilion with all the comforts of home. When you open your home to us, we open our hearts, experience and resources to you.
We are a pioneer in the home care field in Virginia. So, we have years of experience in helping patients make the transition from the hospital to home, where familiar surroundings and family can make recuperation easier.
In fact, using our services is like bringing the hospital home with you. We offer personalized, full-service care, from nursing and necessary medical equipment to IV therapy and respiratory care.
Our staff members are responsive, reliable and dependable. We take the time to listen to you and provide for your needs. No matter where you live in western Virginia, we are here for you with quality home care, including the following services:
- Home Health Care
- Home Medical Equipment
- Respiratory Care
- Skilled Nursing
- Private Duty
- Personal Care
- IV Therapy
- Hospice
- Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
- Health Watch Personal Response System
Support Groups and Programs
Support groups can offer cancer patients and their families the opportunity to share their experiences with others, learn how to better cope with the disease and understand all the facets, from treatment to dealing with emotional issues. For more information on these programs see the Carilion Calendar, call Carilion at (540)266-6000 or 1-800-422-8482 or call Oncology Counselor (540) 981-7668.
- Living With Cancer: Helps you and your family learn ways to deal with cancer.
- Man to Man: Helps you and your family cope with prostate cancer.
- Special Programs: Helps patients and families gain skills for dealing with special concerns about living with cancer.
