Family Health Resource Center (Library)
The Family Health Resource Center at the Hassenfeld Center is a resource center and consumer health library for patients and families of the Hassenfeld Center.
Medical and Health Literature Resources
Parents, caregivers, family members, and patients may use our Resource Center (Library) to meet with our librarian or to access quality health information.
Nutritional Consultations
The Hassenfeld care team works to provide support to patients and families to answer nutrition questions and to provide resources that help all families make healthy food choices together during treatment and after.
Pastoral Care
Our Chaplains, who are of various denominations, have experience in working with faith in the context of illness.
Parents' Coffee Talk
Hassenfeld hosts a weekly Coffee Talk for parents and caregivers. This is a casual, unstructured time when parents, adult family members, and caregivers can take a break from the clinic and talk together while enjoying coffee and pastries.
Patient Advocate
Hassenfeld’s Patient Advocate works as a liaison between families and the patient’s care team. The Patient Advocate is available to meet with parents and caregivers to talk and to provide encouragement for parents during challenging times.
Psychology Services
Our pediatric clinical psychologist provides direct and consultative services to patients and families including psychological screenings, neuropsychological testing, and behavioral interventions for specific difficulties.
Survivorship Programming
Today there are over 270,000 survivors of childhood cancer, and it is estimated that by the year 2010 one in every 250 young adults will be a survivor of childhood cancer. In order to meet the needs of this growing population, Hassenfeld has developed an interdisciplinary Survivorship Program that addresses the special needs of childhood cancer, leukemia, and blood disorder survivors.
Wellness Services
The Family Wellness Program at Hassenfeld enhances treatment by responding to the needs of the whole person in the family context through mind, body and spirit.
