Comprehensive Cancer Center Services
In addition to the menu at right, the following innovative programs and
services are offered at CVMC:
Inpatient Oncology Unit
Provides specialized care and service to adult patients and their families.
A predominantly registered-nurse staff is specially trained to care for
cancer patients, from newly diagnosed patients to palliation, in private,
home-like rooms. The Oncology Unit also provides care for patients with
hematological disorders.
Screenings and Seminars – Regularly offered information sessions
and cancer screenings cover everything from breast cancer to prostate
cancer, making early detection our most important step in the fight against
the disease.
Psychosocial Assessment – An oncology clinical social worker assists
the oncology staff in assessing psychosocial needs of inpatient and outpatient
cancer patients upon arrival to identify needs and recommend services,
such as Spiritual Care, support groups, transition programs, and palliative
care or hospice services.
Clinical Resource Management – Registered nurses and medical social
workers identify services to meet ongoing patient and family needs including:
- Arranging for equipment needs, home health care, hospice nursing assistance,
and other community resource referrals as appropriate
- Arranging for equipment needs, home health care, hospice nursing assistance,
and other community resource referrals as appropriate
- Reviewing financial concerns and making appropriate referrals
- Counseling the patient and/or family during times of emotional crisis
- Discussing end of life decisions with the patient/family and providing
counseling as appropriate
- Coordinating discharge planning
Dedicated Cancer Nurse Navigators
A healthcare professional who serves to support and educate cancer patients
and their families. All Cancer Resource Nurses are experienced oncology
nurses with an extensive knowledge of cancer, cancer treatments, and local
community resources available to patients and their families. Nationally
certified through the Oncology Nursing Society, this nurse can help you
or your loved one manage the side effects of treatment.
Cancer Registry
As required by law, newly diagnosed cancer cases are reported to the North
Carolina Central Cancer Registry as well as to the American College of
Surgeons Commission on Cancer’s National Cancer Database. In accordance
with guidelines set by the American College of Surgeons, the Registry’s
primary functions are collection of relevant data on all malignant and
selected benign neoplasms; continued lifetime follow-up; distribution
of cancer information; and participation in hospital-based, state, and
national studies and research projects.
Pathology
Pathologists from Piedmont Pathology provide 24-hour service for intraoperative
frozen section diagnoses, reports on tissue biopsies, and resection specimens
to determine malignancies; the size and type of cancer; grading and staging
of the tumor; and molecular features of the tumor.
Laboratory Services
CVMC’s clinical laboratory performs diagnostic testing and monitoring,
including blood tests, chemical analysis, microbiological services and
blood bank services. The lab is Joint Commission-accredited and CAP (College
of American Pathologists) certified with distinction; the Blood Bank is
accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks.
Multidisciplinary Team
Multidisciplinary team meetings allow the oncology staff to discuss information
about patients, determine treatment and identify discharge needs.
Pharmacy
Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Drug distribution is supported
by services that optimize drug therapy and assure patient safety.
Spiritual Care
Assures that spiritual care and emotional support are available to help
cancer patients and their families find the strength, comfort, hope and
meaning they need to transcend the challenges of the illnesses they face.
Our Parish Nursing program provides patients with assistance in meeting
treatment appointments, in clarifying possible side effects and expectations
of treatment, providing spiritual support from the patient’s traditional
faith, and offering support with any necessary lifestyle modifications.
When Hospice or Home Health is involved, parish nurses can serve as complementary
care team members who primarily focus on spiritual and emotional support.
Nutrition Care Services
Provides food and nutrition services specially designed to meet the unique
nutritional needs of oncology patients. This department analyzes the expected
outcomes of nutritional therapy, ensures that each patient receives adequate
oral intake to meet individual nutritional needs, and works to minimize
nutrition-related side effects common to current cancer treatments.
Location
Patients can access the Comprehensive Cancer Center by using 11th Ave.
Entrance and complementary valet parking.
Click here for a campus map.