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• Leo Fitz 2009 Employee of the Year
• Twin County United Way Goal Achieved
• Chavez named Chief of Staff
Patient Care Team
"Total Patient Care" is the goal of the entire health care team. The team's emphasis is on health education, emotional support, problem-solving, and goal-setting with patients and their families as active participants in treatment planning.
The Oncology Team includes:
- Board Certified Physicians
Gerardo Midence, MD - Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Hermatology Board Eligible
Sushma Pant, MD - Oncology, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Kent Anderson, MD - Radiation Oncology
Katrina Popham, MD - Oncology/Hematology
Peter Schlegel, MD - Medical Oncology- Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trained Registered Nurses
- Oncology nurses are on the front lines of chemotherapy delivery, providing education, side effect management and emotional support to patients and their families.
- Physicist
- Assures the correct radiation treatment is given by calibrating the machines and calculating doses.
- Dosimetrist
- Specializes in the operation of radiation equipment and calculations of dosing in cooperation with Physicist and Oncologist.
- Radiation Therapists
- Operate the radiation therapy machine during treatments.
- Licensed Social Worker
- Provides education re: cancer issues, counsel and emotional support, referrals to community resources and support services, assistance with financial applications, medical forms, and Advance Directives.
- Registered Dietician
- Provides education re: nutritional issues and helps identify diets that might maintain strength, improve tolerance to treatments, and decrease adverse side effects of treatments.
- Pharmacist
- Onsite Pharmacy Staff prepares chemotherapy and treatment related medications.
- Financial Advocate
- Helps access financial assistance programs for those who meet financial eligibility criteria.
