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Cancer Services

Because cancer and treatment can affect so many different parts of the body, Palos Community Hospital takes a team approach to promote overall wellness during cancer treatment.

Pastoral Care and Social Services

Pastoral Care works in conjunction with Social Services and Nursing to provide support services to cancer patients on both an individual basis when they are hospitalized and in a group setting for outpatients who attend the monthly Cancer Support Group meetings. Individuals receiving hospital treatment, short-stay services and in-house Hospice care also are ministered to upon request.

Social Services provides illness counseling and education about the community resources available to cancer patients and their families, in addition to coordinating the Cancer Support Group and Reach to Recovery program. The department provides discharge planning services and, when appropriate, arranges home health care, hospice care, medical equipment and nursing home placements. The department also offers a six-week Bereavement Educational Series twice a year.

Nutrition & Food Services

Because of the complications related to cancer and its therapies, nutritional interventions often are necessary. All patients admitted to the oncology unit are monitored by a registered dietitian. Data collected from the patient's nutritional assessment allows the dietitian to develop a plan tailored to each patient's needs. The dietitian works closely with other health care professionals to ensure that adequate nutritional care and guidance are provided.

Home Health Care, Private Duty and Hospice

Palos Community Hospital Home Health Care, Private Duty and Hospice, located in Lemont, is intimately involved in cancer care, providing patients a full-service support team ready to assist those recovering from hospital stays, the chronically ill, persons with functional impairments, those needing specialized skilled care at home, and the terminally ill. For more information, visit Home Health Care, Private Duty and Hospice, or call (630) 257-1111.