Contact Us
(206) 583-6578
Social Services
Important Numbers:
Inpatient Social Worker
(206) 583-6578 option #2
ER/Outpatient Social Worker
(206) 583-6578 option #1
Transplant Social Worker, The Transplant Center
(206) 341-0925
Outpatient Oncology Social Worker, The Cancer Institute
(206) 223-6954
Social workers help patients and their families cope with changes by offering:
- Assessments
- Advocacy
- Discharge planning
- Long term care planning
- Power of Attorney and Advance Directives information
- Supportive Counseling
- Pre-surgery screening
Virginia Mason social workers can also assist with information and referrals to community services such as:
- Home health
- Hospice
- Meals on Wheels
- Social Security
- DSHS
- Support groups
- Shelters
- Housing programs
- Addiction treatment
- Domestic violence
- APS
- CPS
- Caregiver support
- Nursing homes
- Alternative living arrangements
