Clinical Services
At Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, our passion is medicine and our promise is compassion and humankindess. After the initial diagnosis and treatment of cancer, patients may need a complete suite of clinical services beyond what’s directly provided in the physician’s office. We make our clinical services a central part of how we provide the delivery of precision medicine and high-quality care that’s more convenient for our patients and their caregivers. These clinical services enhance your cancer team’s ability to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care and are a vital component of how we deliver personalized care with humankindness.
When are clinical services needed?
From the diagnostic stage, through cancer treatments, and even when your cancer potentially goes into remission, our clinical services are there to support you every step of the way on your cancer journey. Look to our clinical services team for:
"As a part of our multidisciplinary approach to patient care, there is a lot of collaboration and coordination between the physicians and the clinical services teams.”
What are the benefits of clinical services?
Having centralized, interconnected clinical services is particularly beneficial to our patients and their caregivers. Here are some of the benefits to choosing the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s clinical services approach:
- Comprehensive cancer institute with most services under one roof
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Easy, efficient response to referrals
- Access to the latest technology
- Specialized centers of excellence
- Ease of scheduling
- Onsite nurse navigators
When cancer affects a loved one, caregivers play a key role in the physical, emotional and day-to-day support of the patient. That’s why at Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s, we are dedicated to providing a network of resources for caregivers – from medical and home health advice, to financial planning, support groups and educational workshops that make fighting cancer a team effort. The Dignity Health promise is to deliver our services with humankindness.
Cardio-oncology
At the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s, we have an onsite Cardio-oncologists who specializes in cardiology for oncology patients. In the cardio-oncology clinic, specialized laboratory testing and sophisticated strain echocardiographic imaging helps identify or predict heart disease before the damage occurs. Our cardio-oncologist can assess patients for potential risk of developing heart conditions when taking certain types of cancer treatment medications. We can also cater to the needs of patients with pre-existing cardiac conditions. Request an appointment with our cardiologist. Call 602.406.8222 for more information.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer Care
At the Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s, we take a multidisciplinary team approach that includes radiation medicine experts. The radiation oncologists focus on radiation treatment options, while other specialists focus on other aspects of your care. Our doctors provide leading-edge radiation therapies that are unique and may not be available at other centers in our community. Above all, we focus on a precision approach and compassionate care for each patient.
Find out more how our supplementary services benefit our patients and caregivers throughout their treatment at Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s.
