Posted by: thepinetree on 01/26/2014 12:57 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 01/26/2014 12:57 PM
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Several Local Support Groups for Cancer Patients Available
Sonora, CA...There are several support groups meeting regularly throughout the Mother Lode to provide comfort and a place for cancer patients to share common concerns and emotional support:
Sonora Regional Medical Center Cancer Support Group
Sierra Cancer Center Conference Room
900 Greenley Road, Sonora
Thursdays, 3 to 4 p.m.
Contact the Cancer Center at 209-536-5155 for more information.
Sonora Regional Medical Center / Mark Twain Medical Center Cancer Support Group
Camps Restaurant at Greenhorn Creek
676 McCauley Ranch Road, Angels Camp
First Thursday of each month, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Contact the Cancer Center at 209-536-5155 for more information.
Sonora Prostate Group
Sierra Cancer Center Conference Room
900 Greenley Road, Sonora
First Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m.
Contact Bob Leslie at 209-532-4453 for more information.
Breast Cancer Support Group
Tuolumne County Public Library
480 Greenley Road, Sonora
First and third Mondays of each month, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Contact Claire Mills, FNP, at 209-533-0333 for more information.
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About Sonora Regional Medical Center
Sonora Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit 152-bed health care facility including 72 acute beds, 12 swing beds, 68 skilled nursing beds and a large network of clinics, owned and operated by Adventist Health/Roseville, California. In addition to emergency and acute care services, other Sonora Regional Medical Center services include advanced cardiac care, cancer center, diagnostic imaging, home health, hospice, intensive care, obstetrics, rural health, surgical services, wellness center, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen, and over 20 primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics. The Medical Center provided care for a total of 4,500 admissions, 528 deliveries, 22,994 emergency department visits, 288,542 outpatient visits and 37,225 home care visits in 2012. Staffed by over 165 physicians, 1,260 employees, and 175 volunteers, Sonora Regional Medical Center is the largest private employer in Tuolumne County. To find a physician in the area, contact the Physician Referral Line at (209) 536-3344.
For more information about the Medical Center visit www.sonoramedicalcenter.org.
About Adventist Health
Sonora Regional Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Our workforce of 28,900 includes more than 21,200 employees; 4,500 medical staff physicians; and 3,200 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 19 hospitals, more than 180 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 14 home care agencies, seven hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. We invite you to visit www.AdventistHealth.org for more information.
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