Cancer Center
Nurse Navigator
Nurse Navigator
A diagnosis of cancer is frightening, but you are not alone. You may have questions and concerns about your health. You may also need help getting the care you need. Our Nurse Navigator (NN) is here to help you through this time. She assists individuals with all types of cancer. If you have lung, breast, prostate, colon, or a different type of cancer, we want to make sure you receive the best care possible.
How the Nurse Navigator Can Help
Through one-on-one contact, the NN assists patients in solving problems and in overcoming barriers that might prevent them from getting the care they need.
The NN can:
- Help “navigate” patients through the healthcare system
- Direct patients to health care services for timely diagnosis and treatment
- Help patients keep track of and get to appointments
- Help patients facilitate and streamline communications with their providers
- Help patients complete insurance paperwork in a timely manner
- Get financial help for patients without insurance
- Connect patients with community resources, support,and health care education
Guiding patients through cancer care to quality outcomes...
Contact Lynn Hayes, Oncology Nurse Navigator, 812-870-6044