Additional Resources
In addition to support services and complementary therapies, Swedish offers a variety of resources for our Ivy Center patients, including:
- Long-Term Planning: Your social worker can provide you information and counsel about a number of important long-term planning topics including finances, insurance, Advanced Directives and Social Security Disability.
- Transportation and Lodging: Your social worker can help you determine if you are eligible for a disabled parking permit. Additionally, we can provide assistance with transportation needs and identifying lodging options near the hospital.
If you need assistance with a referral, or just need more information about the services, please contact your Ivy Center Integrative Care Specialist/Social Worker.
Local Resources
Chris Elliott Fund
425-642-8364 / www.ChrisElliottFund.org
The Chris Elliott Fund provides resources, information and support for people living with brain cancer.
Cancer Lifeline
206-297-2100 / www.cancerlifeline.org
Cancer Lifeline provides a unique array of services to cancer patients and survivors, their family members, caregivers, friends and co-workers.
Gilda’s Club
206-709-1400 / www.gildasclubseattle.org
Gilda’s Club provides meeting places where people living with cancer and their families and friends join with others to build emotional, social and educational support as a supplement to medical care.
Team Survivor Northwest
206-732-8350 / www.teamsurvivornw.org
Team Survivor Northwest provides a broad range of fitness and health education programs to enable women cancer survivors to take an active role in their ongoing physical and emotional healing.
National Resources
American Brain Tumor Association
1-800-886-2282 / www.abta.org
The National Brain Tumor Society
1-800-934-2873 /www.braintumor.org
American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345 / www.cancer.org
Clinical Trails Resources
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
National Institute of Health
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Musella Foundation
www.virtualtrials.gov
Contact Information
Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment
550 17th AvenueSuite 540
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-320-2300
Fax: 206-320-8149
Map & Directions
Diagnosed with a Brain tumor?
The Ivy Brain Tumor Center has a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and social workers who specialize in treating people with benign and malignant brain tumors.
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Support Services
At the Ivy Center, patients and their families have access to a wide range of support services.
Counseling for Brain Tumor Patients and Families
