Cancer Coordinator

Provided as a free service of the St. Joseph Cancer Institute, the cancer coordinator program is designed to assist patients and their families to obtain the information, knowledge, support, and guidance they need to successfully manage cancer care.

The cancer coordinator meets newly diagnosed cancer patients and provides educational materials, individualized patient education, patient and family support, and referrals to appropriate community services. Working closely with the medical staff, the cancer coordinator is the key to the coordination of care and navigation through the health care system for the individual patient. Patients diagnosed with cancer are educated, supported, and navigated through the continuum of care. The coordinator also coordinates all cancer support groups and activities. Designated as the institute's single point of contact for patients and caregivers, the focus of the coordinator's role is to make it easy for patients and their families to access services and information.

St. Joseph Medical Center recognizes that treating and living with cancer requires a team effort. Diagnostic services, surgery, medical oncology, pain management, home health, rehabilitation services, and a variety of other areas may be involved in a patient's treatment. The cancer coordinator helps serve as a liaison between the patient and the St. Joseph care teams.

To reach: 

• The breast coordinator, call 410-427-5509
• The gastronintestinal (GI) coordinator (patients with colon, liver, pancreatic or recatl cancer) call 410-427-2354
• The genitourinary (GU) coordinator (patients with bladder, kidney, or prostate cancer) call 410-427-2354
• The gynecologic nurse (GYN) coordinator (patients with ovarian, cervical, or uterine cancer) call 410-427-2354
• The thoracic coordinator (patients with lung, esophageal, or thymus cancer), call 410-427-2321 or 410-427-2225
• For any other cancers not listed, please call 410-427-5585