Oncology Home Care
Oncology Home Care Patients needing Oncology care in their home receive special attention from our Home Health nurses who help them perform daily living activities and work to rehabilitate each patient to the greatest extent possible. Our Oncology nurses have received specialized training and are experienced in providing care to the patient, focusing on the physical, functional and emotional needs of their recovery. We also ensure that the patient's family understands the goals of our care and rehabilitation plan.

Oncology care, assessment and instruction for the patient and family will be provided in the following areas:

The disease process
Signs and symptoms of complications
Nutritional Patterns, including need, intake, status, presence of symptoms negatively affecting the nutritional status
Elimination Patterns, including gastrointestinal, genitourinary
Neutropenic Precautions, including presence of factors placing patient at risk, signs and symptoms of infection
Thrombocytopenic Precautions, including adjustment of lifestyle patterns to prevent bleeding, appropriate interventions to manage bleeding
Rest and Sleep Patterns, including rituals, presence of fatigue patterns
Coping Patterns, including past and present, effective and noneffective, psychosocial aspects of death and dying
Radiation Therapy, including side effects and appropriate actions to take
Chemotherapy and Medications, including action and adverse reactions
Pain Control, including use of invasive and noninvasive interventions for pain management
Emergency Care, including when to call your physician or 911.

Home Health services are provided under several payment options:

Medicare/Medicaid
Private Insurance
Group Health Plans
Private pay (self payment)
Visa or Mastercard

University Community Hospital Home Health is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information or assistance, call (813) 615-7326.

For more information, please call the Center For Cancer Care in Tampa, Florida, at (813) 615-7238.

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