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Patient and Family Support Services Program

Helping You and Your Family Adjust to Life with Cancer

Providing the right support for cancer patients and their families starts with treating them like a part of our own family. That's the commitment of the Patient and Family Support Services Program.

Just as we pursue a multidisciplinary approach when treating cancer, we take the same approach when supporting patients during treatment. That means a patient's support team includes not only the finest doctors and nurses, but cancer specialists in psychology, social work, art therapy, nutrition, finance and countless other areas. This support is fully integrated into the patient's treatment plan because we know that cancer afflicts not only the organs of the body, but the whole person and the whole family.

In this section of the web site, we describe the services offered through PFSS, and describes how each can be accessed and its potential benefit.

Support Services Art Therapy Complementary Therapy Program The Courtesy Center Discharge Planning Educational Seminars Fertility - (Fertility Counseling & Gamete Cryopreservation) Grief / Loss Program Guided Imagery Information Guides Nutrition Services Patient / Family Resource Center (PERC) Psych-Oncology Program Social Work Survivorship Symptom Management & Supportive Care Program Voices Art Gallery

Helpful Phone Numbers Cancer AnswerLine™ - for any questions: 800-865-1125 Adult Social Work Staff: 800-888-9825 Ann Arbor Transportation Authority: 734-973-6500 Complementary Therapies Program: 877-907-0859 Financial Services: 877-326-9155 Guest Assistance Program 800-888-9825 Grief and Loss Program 877-907-0859/li> Lifeline discounted Phone Services: 800-621-8650 Look Good Feel Better: 800-888-9825 Meal Financial Assistance: 800-888-9825 Med Inn: 800-544-8684 Nutrition Services: 877-907-0859 Occupational Therapy: 734-936-7175 Pastoral Care / Hospital Chaplain: 734-936-4041 Patient Education Resource Center: 734-647-8626 Patient and Family Support Services: 877-907-0859

 

If you have questions about the above offerings, please contact Patient Support Services at 877-907-0859.

 

Many of the services and programs offered by Patient Support Services come at low- or no-cost to our patients, thanks to generous donations. Learn how you can help by visiting our Make a Gift webpage.

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updated 8/2012

See Also:

• The U-M Health System's Patient/Visitor Guide