DISTRIBUTION
Necessities Bags are only distributed to mastectomy patients by medical professionals. Surgeons and nurses understand how important it is to help their patients manage the distress and difficulties associated with recovery from major surgery. The information and supplies offered in the Necessities Bag covers aspects of practical preparation that may have been overlooked. Medical professionals who have reviewed the information and supplies can better answer questions that may come up.
Below is a list of Sacramento area surgeons and nurses who distribute Necessities Bags to their patients:
Sutter Health—Breast Cancer Navigator Mary Pare, RN and breast cancer surgeon Lisa Guirguis, MD.
Contact phone: 916-454-6861
The Cancer Center of UC Davis Med Center—Patient Navigator Julie Thornton-Senegor, RN.
Contact phone 916-703-5210
Mercy General Hospital
Dr. Thiru Rajagopal, breast cancer surgeon.
Contact phone: 916-736-8075
John W. Young, MD
contact phone: 916-733-3314
Christian Swanson, MD
Contact phone: 916-733-3314
Mercy San Juan—Joelle Jakobsen, MD, & Eric Morse, MD, cancer surgeons; Bev Nicholson, RN, oncology nurse, Mercy Cancer Center.
Contact phone: 916-536-3600
Mercy Hospital of Folsom—Dr. Patrick O’Malley, breast cancer surgeon. Contact phone: 916-983-7121
Methodist Hospital—Dr. Darrow Haagensen, breast cancer surgeon.
Contact phone: 916-424-8916
Sutter Roseville – Amy Beazizo, RN, BSN OCN, Clinical Manager, Breast Health Center.
Contact phone: 916-781-1718
The Women’s Healthcare Image—25 Cadillac Drive, St. 109, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Contact phone: 916-488-1020
