Health/Disability Related Support Groups | Breast Health Center
668 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903
Eligibility
Gyn Cancer Support Group: patients who are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer; Transitions to Survivorship Education Support Group: Survivors transitioning from active treatment to post-treatment; Young Women's Support Group: Patients under the age of 40 with all types of cancer; Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group: Breast cancer patients with metastatic disease; Caregivers Support Group: Anyone caring for a patient with cancer or other serious illness; Expressive Therapies Support Group: Patients diagnosed with cancer.
Required documents
None
Hours
Breast Health Center: Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:30PM
Lymphedema: first Thu each month, 1:00PM-2:00PM
Gyn Cancer: first Thu each month, 5:00PM-6:30PM
Transitions to Survivorship Education: Contact for dates and time
Young Women's: second Tue each month 5:30AM-7:00PM
Metastatic Breast Cancer: fourth Thu each month 5:30AM-7:00PM
Caregivers: fourth Mon each month 6:00PM-7:30PM
Expressive Therapies Support Group: first Wed 10:00AM-12:00 each month
401-453-7529
Fax·
Fax
401-453-7540
Voice·
Main Phone
Application process
Create Your Weight Nutrition wellness group: Contact Lauren Talbert at (401) 430-7211, ext. 48753 or email [email protected]; Lymphedema Support Group: Contact Rebecca Stocker at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47280; Gyn Cancer Support Group: Contact Diane Thompson at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47202 or email [email protected]; Transitions to Survivorship Education Support Group: Contact Dana Haseotes at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47111 or email [email protected]; Young Women's and Caregiver Support Groups: Contact Dana D’Alessandro Haseotes at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47111 or email [email protected]; Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group: Contact Nike Kendall at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47211 or email [email protected]; Expressive Therapies Support Group: Sandra Salzillo at (401) 274-1122, ext. 47104 or email [email protected]
Fees
Varies
Service area
Statewide
Women & Infants' Breast Health Center is a specialized resource for patients and a consultative service to physicians offering comfortable facilities, advanced technology, specialized expertise, prompt evaluation, and a full spectrum of contemporary treatment options. The Breast Health Center has a perfected model program for total breast care, developed all of the necessary educational and support systems and assembled a multidisciplinary team of women's health specialists.
The Breast Health Center offers services including Mammography, Breast MRI, Breast Core Biopsy, Sentinal Node Biopsy, Treating Breast Cancer, LOCalizer, Genetics and Prevention Program, Support Groups, and a Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program.
Last assured
03/05/2022
What's Here
Providing organization
Women Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Provides full range of services for women and infants. Serves as the tertiary care center in obstetrics, gynecology and neonatology. Neonatal intensive care unit; high risk infant follow-up. Nutrition counseling, WIC program, social service and parent education. New Directions, school based adolescent pregnancy project.