Available Resources

Healing Garden

Social Work And Support Groups

A diagnosis of cancer can be stressful to you and your family. Smilow Cancer Hospital has Licensed Clinical Social Workers available to help you to manage your feelings and concerns throughout your cancer care, especially during this challenging time. In addition, our social workers also facilitate many support groups available virtually for your participation. Support groups provide the opportunity to receive emotional and educational support and to talk with others who are undergoing similar treatment or who have successfully completed treatment. Information about support groups is available from your social worker or by calling (203) 688-2195.

Boutique

e Cingari Family Boutique at Smilow Cancer Hospital o ers specialized services and support to meet the special needs of our patients with cancer. Some of these products and services include breast prostheses and ttings by a certi ed tter, products to manage symptoms of lymphedema, and hair and wig services by a licensed hair specialist.

SMILOW SUPPORTIVE CARE ACCESS PROGRAM AND PATIENT & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

Our Supportive Care Access Program serves as an additional point of access for patients and family members to obtain a referral to one of the many specialty programs at Smilow Cancer Hospital. Located within the Patient and Family Resource Center on the rst oor of Smilow Cancer Hospital, our Supportive Care Referral Coordinators can help determine patient eligibility and refer patients to services that may best support their individual needs while navigating their cancer journey. e program is available to all patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital and the Care Center locations. To learn more, call 203-200-4636 (INFO), or email SmilowSupportiveCare@ynhh.org.

Programs include:

• Bereavement

• Cingari Boutique

• Community Outreach

• Genetic Counseling

• Integrative Medicine

• Neuro-Psychology

• Nutrition Services

• Palliative Care

• Physical erapy and Rehabilitation

• Psycho-Oncology

• Sexuality, Intimacy, and Menopause

• Social Work

• Spiritual Care

• Survivorship

Yale Cancer Center is proud to partner with WNPR – Connecticut Public Radio to produce Yale Cancer Answers, a weekly radio show focused on cancer screening, detection, treatment, and prevention to provide the latest information to listeners in Connecticut. The show features a guest cancer specialist each week who provides information on the most recent advances in cancer therapy and responds to listeners’ questions.

Tune in Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM on WNPR. Listen to the radio show online anytime at: http://bit.ly/3x4OWHI

Visitors

To ensure a safe environment for our patients, providers, and caregivers, visitor access may be restricted in the hospital and at our Care Centers. Please check www.smilow.org for our current policy or ask when your appointment is scheduled.

Social Media

Smilow Cancer Hospital maintains an active presence on social media to share updates on clinical and research advances daily. Please take a moment to follow Smilow Cancer Hospital on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter to stay updated on the latest news from our Hospital and Care Centers!

Facebook.com/SmilowCancerHospital

Instagram.com/SmilowCancerHospital Twitter.com/SmilowCancer

YouTube@YaleCancerSmilowCancer Linkedin.com/company/yale-cancer-center

Patient Relations

Patients and family members who have questions, concerns, compliments or who require additional assistance regarding their visit may contact YNHH patient relations during normal business hours at (203) 6883430. After hours and on weekends and holidays, please call the patient assistance line at (203) 688-2333.

Insurance, Billing and Medical Records

YNHH offers financial counseling to patients and families regarding hospital bills; please call (203) 688-2030. Spanish-speaking counselors are also available.

Some services are performed by healthcare providers who work in the hospital but bill separately. After your visit, you may receive more than one bill. For questions about a Yale New Haven Hospital bill, please call (203) 688-2030. For questions about a Yale Medicine bill, please call (203) 785-4216.

To request a copy of your medical records, please call (203) 444-5555.

On the seventh oor of Smilow Cancer Hospital is an outdoor healing garden for patients and family members to enjoy. e healing garden is a part of our commitment to patient- and family-centered care and a recognition of nature’s healing qualities. e sights and sounds of our garden can reduce anxiety and stress and have a restorative e ect on the physical and mental health of our patients. Our Derby, Torrington, Trumbull, and Waterford Care Centers also have healing gardens for our patients. Please wear a mask and be aware of social distancing while enjoying the gardens.

Medication Assistance Program

e Medication Assistance Program (MAP) at Smilow Cancer Hospital assists patients with high out-of-pocket costs for their chemotherapy and cancer care medications. is allows patients with cancer to focus on their physical and mental health, rather than the burden of their medical expenses. Contact the Medication Assistance Program Coordinator in your area for the most up-to-date program requirements and availability:

New Haven, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly: (203) 506-0512 or (203) 506-0184

Guilford, Saint Raphael Campus, Waterford: (203) 584-6495

Pediatrics and Greenwich Hospital, Waterbury, and Torrington: (203) 584-6578

North Haven: (203) 430-1259

Derby, Fair eld, Orange, and Trumbull: (203) 584-6893

Bridgeport Hospital / Milford Hospital: (203) 384-3306

Patient And Family Advisory Council

e Smilow Patient and Family Advisory Council o ers patients and family members a forum for partnering with sta to improve the patient experience and promote patientand family-centered care. In their monthly meetings, patients, family members, and representatives from Smilow administration review patient satisfaction and performance information — as well as operational and quality measures — all designed to provide feedback about the patient experience. For more information, please call (203) 688-3299.

Lodging

For patients and families in need of long-term lodging in New Haven, there are several options available. Please contact Patient Relations at (203) 688-3430 for more information.

e Suites at Yale New Haven is a hotel o ered by Yale New Haven Hospital at the corner of Dwight Street and North Frontage Road. It includes 24 suites; and daily, weekly, and monthly rates are available.

For more information, please call (203) 654-7500.