The Community Cancer Center offers a wide array of staff and programs to help you through your chemotherapy treatment from social work and dietician to pastoral support. You can visit their website at www.cancercenter.org for more info.
At your first visit, we will create a permanent health record. We will ask you to bring the completed forms listed below or complete them when you arrive and will expect to have received copies of health records from all other physicians you have seen. In addition, please bring copies of your Living Will or Power of Attorney for Healthcare, if you have them. We will take copies of your insurance cards and collect co-pays, as well.
Forms Below Are Not Required For First Visit Unless Requested By MIHOA.
Your physician will go over your diagnosis and order any other tests that may be necessary to finalize your diagnosis and set-up a treatment plan.
Depending on the reason for your visit, your physician may order lab work for you which can be done at our office before you leave.
Occasionally, in unusual or complicated situations, we can deliver better care by seeking the opinions of another physician. Thus, your physician may suggest a consultation with another specialist and may refer you to his/her care.
When you arrive for your first treatment you can expect to be given a wealth of information regarding the drugs you will be receiving and their possible side-effects. Your nurse will go through this information with you. It may be helpful to have someone with you.
You will have lab work done.
The Cancer Center has volunteers whom can assist you with light refreshments.
There are TVs and The Cancer Center has free Wi-Fi access.