St. John’s Riverside Hospital Oncology Department offers leading screening tests that are focused on early detection. Getting screening tests regularly may find breast, cervical, and colorectal (colon) cancers early when treatment is likely to work best. The Cancer Care program provides a comprehensive plan that treats both the medical and psychosocial needs of our patients. We strive to enhance the overall patient experience and optimize outcomes.
Being diagnosed with cancer is an overwhelming process. The St. John’s Riverside Hospital Cancer Team will help you learn about your disease process, choose a treatment plan, and help manage side effects that may be associated with your treatment.
To benefit our oncology patients, St. John’s Riverside Hospital provides the services of a Patient Navigator. Your navigator serves as a proactive guide to help you “navigate” all available necessary information from the professional and supportive staff as well as community resources that will make the journey to recovery more understandable and positive. They also assist in obtaining medical records from other facilities, as well as making timely appointments for your tests and physical exams.
For more information on our Oncology Patient Navigator Services, click here.
St. John’s Riverside Hospital offers Palliative Care designed to help a person have the best possible quality of life as his or her cancer progresses. The focus of Palliative Care is on living each day as fully as possible by relieving pain, improving emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being, and supporting family members of the person who has cancer.
Cancer Program News
Since 2011, St. John’s Riverside Hospital (SJRH) has provided comprehensive, high-quality, multidisciplinary patient-centered care through its cancer program accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer.
For Cancer Program News, click here
For more information on our Palliative Care Services, click here.
Or call our Physician Referral Service at (914) 964-4DOC (4362) or findadoc@riversidehealth.org for a recommended doctor.
We bring compassionate, personalized care, and it is our greatest wish to help you in every way possible to achieve optimal results. We consider you and your family a part of the healing team.
