Community Resources
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Services include information and guidance, transportation assistance, free wig bank, library, free stop-smoking classes, patient visitation, professional and public education programs, and research.
Davidson County (615) 327-0991
Cancer Answer Line 1-800-ACS-2345
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Provides programs and services to help prevent, prepare for and avoid natural and manmade disasters and disease, emergency energy assistance, services to military families, blood product donations.
(615) 327-1931
GILDA'S CLUB
A free social and emotional support community where people with cancer and their families and friends can join with others to actively involve themselves in building support as a supplement to medical care. The organization is named in the honor of the late comedienne Gilda Radner.
www.gildasclubnashville.org
(615) 329-1124
LEGAL SERVICES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, INC.
Provides legal advocacy and education for low income, disabled and elderly people.
(615) 244-6610
LODGING
Med Center Inn (615) 329-1000
Hospital Hospitality House (615) 329-0477
Ronald McDonald House (615) 343-4000
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(and other blood related diseases)
Provides literature to patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood related diseases. Major Areas: research, public and professional education, community service and patient aid. Financial assistance is also available to eligible patients
Davidson County (615) 331-2980
National Offices 1-800-332-2980
MEDICARE 1-800-342-8900
THE MINNIE PEARL CANCER FOUNDATION
The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit public charity in Nashville, specializing in comprehensive cancer support services and resources, free of charge, for cancer patients and their families. The Foundation’s Patient Resource Center, located on the Centennial Medical Center campus, provides oncology social work assistance, nutrition counseling, a library of cancer-related books and brochures, and numerous cancer-related educational programs.
www.minniepearl.org (615) 467-1936.
SARAH CANNON CANCER CENTERS
Centers that bring together a distinguished group of specialists, and wide-ranging innovative technologies. Dedicated exclusively to cancer care, the Sarah Cannon Cancer Centers offers comprehensive cancer programs including some of the latest in research-based treatments with multiple locations in Middle Tennessee.
(615) 342-1725
TENNCARE HOTLINE 1-800-669-1851
SOCIAL SECURITY 1-800-772-1213
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Provides protective services for children and adults, financial assistance for families (AFDC), food stamps, Medicaid applications, vocational rehabilitation.
Davidson County (615) 532-4000
State Office (615) 741-3241
UNITED WAY HELP LINE
Hotline provided by the Crisis Intervention Center for those who need information about or referral to an agency or service provider.
(615) 269-4357
ALIVE-HOSPICE
Alive-Hospice works closely with the patient's primary physician to bring together the needed resources. Alive-Hospice provides support and comfort to meet the special needs arising from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social stresses experienced during the final stages of a terminal illness. Enables patients to maintain control and to stay at home with comfort and dignity for as long as possible.
(615) 327-1085 |
