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Bristol
Regional Medical Center - Located in nearby Bristol, TN, Bristol
Regional Medical Center is a Wellmont Health System facility. Bristol Regional's
cancer care program includes palliative services, prostate brachytherapy,
participation in a cancer advisory committee, education and support, and
participation in the cancer registry. For more information, visit Wellmont
Health System's website at the link provided above, or call Bristol Regional at 423.844.1121.
Holston
Valley Medical Center - Located in Kingsport, TN, Holston Valley
Medical Center is a Wellmont Health System medical facility. Holston Valley is
home to the Christine LaGuardia Phillips Cancer Center, which offers cancer care
services including prostate brachytherapy, participation in the cancer advisory
committee, cancer education and support, and participation in the cancer
registry. For more information, visit the Wellmont website at the link provided
above, or call Holston Valley at 423.224.4000.
Johnson
City Medical Center - A not-for-profit teaching hospital,
affiliated with East Tennesee State University's James H. Quillen College of
Medicine, located in Johnson City, TN. JCMC is home to the ETSU Cancer Center,
which works to combine all aspects of detection, treatment and research for the
benefit of cancer patients. ETSU Cancer Center is a member of the Eastern
Oncology Cooperative Group, one of the largest clinical trials programs in the
country. All clinical trials under way at the ETSU Cancer Center are funded by
the National Cancer Institute. For more information, visit the link provided
above, or call Johnson City Medical Center at 423.431.6111.
Lee
Regional Medical Center - Lee County's regional hospital is
located in Pennington Gap, VA. For More information, visit their website at the
link above, or call 276.546.1440.
Lonesome
Pine Hospital -
Located in Big Stone Gap, VA, Lonesome Pine Hospital is a Wellmont Health System
facility. For more information, visit Wellmont's website at the link above, or
call 276.523.3111.
Norton
Community Hospital - A private, not-for-profit hospital located
in Norton, VA. For more information, visit their website at the link above, or
call 276.679.8953.
Southwest Virginia
Regional Cancer Center -
Providing quality cancer care
to the people of Southwest Virginia, Southwest Virginia Regional Cancer Center
offers chemotherapy, radiation therapy, laboratory services, gynecological
oncology consultation, continuing medical education, and access to new therapies
being researched at major cancer centers. SWVA Regional Cancer Center also
provides free cervical cancer screenings
in April, skin
cancer screenings in May, and
prostate cancer screenings in September. For more information, call
276.679.5874.
Information Sources
Body
Talk - A non-profit consumer health information service provided
by the University of Virginia Health System. Body Talk allows you to call or
email a health question to a Body Talk volunteer, who will research your topic
and mail a packet of information to you within 3 business days. Although
headquartered in Virginia, Body Talk is available to anyone in the United
States. Body Talk is available toll-free at 877.809.9010
or by email at bodytalk@virginia.edu.
The
Lonesome Pine Regional Library System
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The Lonesome Pine Regional Library System contains a variety of current books,
periodicals, and other print resources related to cancer and wellness. In
addition, library patrons may access Internet resources such as FindItVA.com
(which can also be accessed from home using your library card number), ProQuest
periodicals search, or Encarta Encyclopedia (which contains information about
cancer and provides links to various cancer websites). For more information,
please visit the library's website at the link above, or call 276.328.8325.
The
University of Virginia Health Sciences Library -
UVA's Health
Sciences Library offers a wealth of health information resources and services.
Southwest Virginia's local
Outreach Librarian is Ann Duesing
at UVA-Wise. For assistance finding or using internet, print, video, or other
health-related resources, visit Ann at Wyllie Library on the UVA-Wise campus, or
call 276.328.0168.
Services and Assistance
The
Advocate Center -
The advocate
center offers limited financial assistance for prescription drugs to residents
of Wise County and the City of Norton. For more information, phone the Advocate
Center at 679.0967.
Child Care
Connect -
A community-based
resource and referral center. Child Care Connect provides Southwest Virginia
families with factual information about child day care centers and home-based
child care in their area. For more information, or to request information about
child care services, call 877.CCC.KIDS.
Client
Centered Legal Services -
A
non-profit organization that provides free legal advice and representation to
low-income people in Southwest Virginia. For more information, contact CCLS at 800.234.2257.
Cumberland
Plateau Health District -
Health Departments in Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell counties
offer free breast and cervical cancer screening services to low-income women
through Every Woman's Life (part of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program). Pap smear clinics for women of all ages are also available
for a sliding-scale-based fee. For more information, or to schedule a screening,
visit the CPHD website at the link provided above, or call 276.395.4591
(Buchanan), 276.926.4979 (Dickenson),
276.889.7621 (Russell), or 276.988.5585 (Tazewell).
Department
of Social Services - The Department of Social Services can assist
in obtaining child care, Medicaid, Medicare, and other financial and social
services that will help provide health care and assistance in living with a
diagnosis of cancer. For more information, contact your local DSS office at
276.346.1010 (Lee County), 276.386.3631
(Scott County), 276.328.8056 (Wise County),
or 276.679.2701 (Norton).
Lenowisco
Health District - Health Departments in Lee, Wise, and Scott
Counties provide free screenings for breast and cervical cancer, by appointment.
For more information, or to schedule a screening, contact Heather
Horne at 276.386.1312 or 276.328.8000.
Look
Good, Feel Better - A national program, sponsored by the
Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance association, dedicated to helping women
undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments feel better about themselves.
For more information, visit their website at the link above, or contact Sharon
Hall locally at 276.523.0891,
or nationally, call 1.800.395.LOOK.
Mount
Rogers Health District - Health Departments in Bland, Carroll,
Grayson, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe counties participate in the Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection, and provide mobile mammography services to
residents of those counties. For more information, or to schedule a screening,
visit the MRHD website at the link provided above, or call 276.781.7450.
Mountain
Empire Older Citizens - An area agency on aging and public
transit provider, MEOC is the non-profit parent organization that houses the
Mountain Laurel Center. MEOC provides services, support, information, and
programs that assist older persons and their families. In addition, MEOC offers
several support services to disadvantaged or differently abled persons of all
ages and their families, including the Pharmacy Connect
program, which provides free or reduced-cost prescription medications for
people of all ages who cannot afford to pay for prescriptions. MEOC is also the public
transportation provider for Lee, Wise, and Scott Counties, and the
City of Norton. For more information about MEOC, visit their website at the link
provided above, or call 276.523.4202 locally
or toll-free at 800.252.6362.
Pharmacy
Connect - Pharmacy Connect is a Virginia state program that offers
assistance obtaining prescription drugs at reduced or no cost. The following
agencies in Southwest Virginia currently host Pharmacy Connect programs:
Reach to Recovery -
A service
which provides support and products for women after a mastectomy. For more
information, contact Paulette Hale at
276.679-3591.
Support Groups
Caring Hearts Women's Support Group
- A cancer support group for the women of Southwest Virginia, founded by local
resident Mary Turner. Caring Hearts meets at 6.30 PM on the 2nd Monday of each month
in the Baptist Student Union at The University of Virginia's College at Wise.
For more information, contact Paulette Hale
at 276.679-3591.
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