Munson
Medical Center has a state-of-the-art cancer care unit offering
21 inpatient beds. The units care team is staffed with dedicated
health care providers certified and educated in cancer
nursing, nutrition, social
work, and other aspects of cancer care.
Integrative
Medicine, combining traditional and alternative medicine,
is also used during inpatient cancer treatment to promote physical,
emotional, mental and spiritual healing. Cancer patients are offered
massage, yoga, therapeutic touch, art therapy, stress management,
musical care, and spiritual guidance to complement their treatment.
The cancer care team works
closely with the patient and family throughout treatment, involving
them in decisions that must be made along the way. With an approach
to quality care, special emphasis is placed on caregiving, teaching,
and treatment. A pharmacy
is located within the unit and is staffed by a pharmacist with
expertise in the treatment of cancer.