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9 NURSE NAVIGATORS SARAH CANNON AT PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER Our oncology nurse navigator is a health care professional trained in cancer care that guides and supports patients and their families through the many challenges of cancer. The navigator is dedicated to bringing together all multidisciplinary team members involved in a patient's care. (423) 493-1690 TRISTAR BREAST CANCER NURSE NAVIGATORS Provide assistance with understanding diagnosis and available treatment options and medications, assistance with what resources are available and how to access them, provides educational material, and assists with coordinating care with the entire healthcare team. TriStar Centennial: (615) 342-5001 TriStar Hendersonville: (615) 769-2538 TriStar Skyline: (615) 769-2538 TriStar StoneCrest: (615) 768-7800 TriStar Summit: (615) 391-7337 TRISTAR COMPLEX GI CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR Reinforces patient education on disease process, treatment options and clinical trial availability, coordinates office visits, provides a personalized touch to cancer care by visiting patients at appointments, assessing patients needs, and relaying relevant information to providers, serves as an ongoing source of support and links patients with community resources. (615) 342-3930 TRISTAR LUNG CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR Provide assistance with understanding diagnosis and available treatment options and medications, assistance with what resources are available and how to access them, provides educational material, and assists with coordinating care with the entire healthcare team. (615) 342-3393, TriStar Centennial Centers of Excellence programs have been established to facilitate the best possible clinical outcomes for our patients by aligning committed physicians with state of the art technology in our facilities. Program Focus: Develop an interdisciplinary team that is philosophically aligned Provide patient-focused care backed by educational resources and forums Improve patients' clinical and emotional outcomes and treatment through navigation, early detection and prompt, appropriate treatment Develop an organized system of care to decrease the likelihood of delayed or missed cancer diagnosis Create a transplant system of quality management and patient outcomes Highlights Centers of Excellence

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