Social Workers
Our social workers are responsible for assisting our patients and connecting them with community support groups to improve the obstacles that they are facing. Our social workers are also part of our care management team, to help intervene with possible abuse or neglect.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Rehabilitative and supportive casework with the purpose of restoring patients to their optimum level of social health adjustment. This includes assisting patients and their families to understand, accept and adhere to medical regimens.
- Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose them to illness and interfere with their obtaining the maximum benefit from medical care.
- Assists patient and family to utilize existing resources in the home environment or refer patient and family to community agencies and act as an intermediary for the patient as necessary.
- Assess, when appropriate, a family’s financial situation, taking into consideration patient’s prognosis and medical needs and facilitating the referral process to any agency for financial assistance.