Mercy Cancer Center

Therapy

HOPE that you will win the fight.

Of all the things cancer can take away, the most devasting can be the will to keep fighting. We understand struggle, and the need for hope.

Mercy Cancer Center keep patients looking forward, focusing on the many joys still to come, while offering a variety of therapeutic options to ease the day-to-day challenges of fighting cancer

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies

Sometimes cancer or its treatment diminishes patients’ movement, mobility or speech. Physical therapy helps these patients to regain their fullest functional capacity within the constraints of their diseases. Occupational therapy helps patients to maintain optimal function as it relates to performance of daily living activities. Speech therapy helps patients to speak more effectively if they have experienced a loss or adverse change in verbal ability because of disease.

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
419.251.4216

Mercy St. Charles Hospital
Center for Health Promotion
419.696.7203

Mercy St. Anne Hospital
Mercy Center for Health Promotion
at Sunforest Court
419.251.1121

Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Optima Rehab
Physical and occupational therapies only
419.455.8600

Mercy Willard Hospital
Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
419.964.5700
 

STAR Program®

 

 

Cancer treatment often causes significant pain, fatigue and disabiltiy for survivors.

Mercy is the first health system in Ohio to offer the STAR Program® (Survivorship Training and Rehabilitation).  Our goal is to help patients manage these side effects and to encourage cancer survivors to have the best quality of life possible.

The STAR Program® provides patients with comprehensive, coordinated cancer rehabilitation supported by a team of certified STAR Clinicians® and Providers™

Our Team
Our cancer rehabilitation program is offered to patients by a group of trained professionals, made up of physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.

Our team will develop individual rehabilitation plans focused on increasing strength and energy, managing pain and improving functioning and quality of life.

Insurance Coverage
A physician referral is needed before therapy can begin.  Most cancer rehabilitation services in the STAR Program are reimbursed by health insurance providers. 

For information on the STAR Program®, go to www.OncRehab.com, or call 419.251.6372.

Enterostomal Therapy

Enterostomal therapy addresses the needs of patients who have undergone a colostomy, ileostomy or an ileo-conduit. The goal—which is reached primarily through education—is for patients to learn to live with their changed physical condition and to resume, as much as possible, their normal daily activities.

Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Enterostomal Therapy, by appointment
419.455.8101

Mercy Willard Hospital
Enterostomal Therapy, by appointment
419.964.5525