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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Hematology Outreach

The mission of the Hematology Outreach program is to provide education, support, and access to medical and financial services for children and families facing various blood disorders. Our outreach workers may provide:

• Referrals for counseling, mental health treatment, and preventive services
  
• Assistance for families to obtain needed services, such as home telephone connection, heating, and transportation
  
• Assistance in financial management
  
• Advocacy for patients within the hospital and community agencies, such as schools and employers
  
• Arrangements for care of siblings while parents are at clinic or hospital visits

Our specially trained outreach worker also assists the staff of the Comprehensive Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Clinic, which ministers to the needs of children with other blood disorders, and acts as a parent advocate while the child is undergoing treatment. In addition, the outreach workers are able to assess barriers to care and help families obtain needed services, such as counseling and financial assistance.

Contact Hematology Outreach

Lorna Underwood
Phone: (585) 275-8304