Patient and Family Services | The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Harry J. Duffey Family Patient and Family Services Program offers a variety of resources to assist during this time, such as emotional support, assistance with temporary housing and transportation, help with finances and legal matters, religious support and aid in managing care.

Day-To-Day Coping

Emotional support, problem-solving, counseling and referrals, groups, talking with children about cancer, guidance and support through the health care system.
Practical Assistance

Important phone numbers, Temporary housing, regional transportation, community cancer resources, insurance enrollment options and challenges, COBRA.
Money and Legal Matters

Advance directives, Social Security, FMLA, pharmacy costs, work place communication, financial side of illness, notary services.
Managing Care

Family meetings, discharge planning, advocacy, home care, private duty and hospice information, oncology pain and palliative care service.
Chaplain Support

Spiritual counseling, reflection, finding meaning and hope, prayer and religious needs.
Survivorship

Celebrations of survivorship from day of diagnosis, including Cancer Survivors Day, a cancer survivors conference and educational workshops.

Brager Humanitarian Nominations

Recognizing Kimmel Cancer Center Staff

The Jennifer L. Brager Humanitarian Award provides Johns Hopkins patients and families an opportunity to recognize non-physician staff members who demonstrate extraordinary service in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. You may know and recognize them for their compassion and dedication or for their ability to be a leader or a role model. We invite you to nominate the individual who you feel demonstrates outstanding humanitarian qualities in their role as a member of our staff.

Nomination Form