Our outstanding Cancer Care services possess specific strengths that set us apart from our competitors and offer unique and vital services to our community.

Dedicated Oncology Unit

When many hospitals across the country, including Sonoma County, closed their specialty units and consolidated specialty care into general Medical and Surgical units, we retained our Cancer Care services in a discrete unit of the hospital. This allows us to offer our patients exceptional expertise and care in a safe, peaceful, and nuturing environment.

• Our nurses have received specific training and national certification in oncology care from the Oncology Nursing Society, one of the largest organizations in the country dedicated to oncology nursing.

• Our oncology nurses must go through additional training and certification to be qualified to administer chemotherapy to our patients.

Support Groups

Our support groups are open to anyone in the community, including loved ones of individuals diagnosed with cancer. The following support groups are offered twice a week in Santa Rosa at the Reflection House adjacent to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.  Each class is led by psychiatrist Betsy Hall, PhD.

Support for individuals newly diagnosed with cancer:

This group allows individuals to share and talk openly in a safe environment about their fears and hopes, and provides support for individuals coming to terms with the reality of a cancer diagnosis.  It also provides a platform for individuals to discuss possible treatment options and tools to help individuals cope going forward.

Support for individuals who are undergoing treatment:

This group provides a supportive outlet for individuals to share their experiences.

Support for individuals who are living with advanced-stage cancer:

This group provides tools for living with cancer. 

We host a support group in partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for all patients with blood cancers.

In addition to support for individuals diagnosed and living with cancer, we offer support groups for family and friends.  These groups offer a supportive environment for families to talk, share concerns, thoughts and experiences:

Family & Friends— When Someone You Love Is Sick

This supportive drop-in group is for family and friends of someone with a life-threatening illness. Members share experiences of coping with a loved one’s illness, learn self-care techniques and receive information about community resources. Support groups are available in Petaluma (at Hospice of Petaluma, 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 4-5 p.m.) and Santa Rosa (at Memorial Hospice, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 4–5 p.m.).