Medical Surgical Units

Social Work in Medical Surgical Units

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Every patient care unit has a social worker assigned who meets daily with the care team. Any patient or family member can request the assistance of a social worker through their health care team.

Medical/Surgical social workers are part of the interdisciplinary team and are assigned to each clinical unit.

We are available to patients and families for a variety of issues including:

• Assisting in the adjustment to new diagnosis, life altering illness or treatment.
• Helping to facilitate communication with the health care team.
• Assisting patients and families in accessing resources including referrals to community agencies and treatment providers.
• Providing support and counseling around end of life care.
• Providing clinical intervention for issues of addiction, homelessness, and safety assessment and planning.