Dialysis can be draining, both emotionally and physically. And after five years of waiting for a kidney, Andres was at a tipping point. With his health deteriorating and morale declining, the MJHS renal transplant team was asked to intervene.
Social work services are provided to assess the physical, emotional, environmental and social needs of patients. The patient’s needs are then met with services like crisis intervention, supportive counseling, assistance with Medicaid applications and other entitlements, linkage to community resources and long term planning, and education.
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