2.
Scripps Memorial Hospital, located in La Jolla,
California, is one of the state’s premier
medical facilities. Joel I. Bernstein, MD, is
currently on staff at Scripps Memorial
Hospital, where he specializes in medical
oncology. As a supportive staff member, Dr.
Joel Bernstein works hard to aid cancer
patients in all stages of life. Below are some
of the support services offered at Scripps
Memorial Hospital to patients with cancer.
3.
Social workers are one of the most useful
resources to patients with cancer. Although
social workers themselves cannot treat
cancer, they can connect patients to medical
resources within the community, create an
individualized care plan, and help with
transportation and housing.
4.
Before patients can make many of the
important decisions associated with a cancer
diagnosis, they should be properly educated.
Scripps provides myriad materials to newly
diagnosed patients regarding the benefits
and risks of certain treatments and possible
outcomes.
5.
The end of life is one of the most sensitive
subjects a patient with cancer faces. As
patients near that point, Scripps works with
them and their families to use any and all
available resources to create the most
comfortable experience for them. Learn more
about resources available to oncology
patients at www.scripps.org.
