Seton Support

At Saint Thomas Health Services, Seton Support Services, we offer a comprehensive holistic approach of care for our patients, family members and the Nashville and surrounding communities. Our services and programs and our vast network of professionals provide the highest quality of care available for your mind, body and spirit.

Seton Support Services is a centralized resource that provides compassionate patient care, focused education,  patient advocacy, clinical counseling, complementary medicine and health and fitness programs. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life and empower our patients, their caregivers, families and our community with the resources they need when they need them.

Our ongoing and quarterly classes and our counseling services are free of charge. There is a fee for service for Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Oncology Aesthetician (facials and skin care) and Yoga classes.

We also offer art classes and education programs for our patients and the community that occasionally require a small fee.

For more information about any of our services and programs or to schedule an appointment for any of our services, please call Seton Support Center at 615-222-3234 or you may contact any of our staff members below.

Sharon Tibbits, BS, CLT, LMT
Cancer Centers Program Director
Lymphatic Specialist
Saint Thomas Health Services
615-222-3085 (o) stibbits@stthomas.org

Patricia Hutchinson LCSW
Clinical Counselor
Patricia.Hutchinson@baptisthospital.com
615-222-3234

Omar Jutte, RN
Board Certified Acupuncturist
615-438-8234

Angela Lane, LMT
Rehabilitation Technologist
Licensed Massage Therapist
615-521-5937

Meghan Donbeck, BFA
Licensed Oncology Aesthetician
615-974-0615

• Education and Support Classes and Programs
  • Ongoing Monthly Classes
    • Defensive Eating; Lymphedema: Prevention and Education
    • Care for the Caregiver; Look Good Feel Better
    • Hair Loss consulting
  • Quarterly Classes
    • Creative Writing
    • Sexuality and Self Esteem
    • Skin Care during and after treatment
    • Managing Menopausal Symptoms
    • Depression and Anxiety
    • Planting your Organic Garden
    • Art workshops: Sip and Stitch knitting group
• Patient Education/Advocacy
  • Genetic Testing
  • Grief Support Group Class
  • Hospice Services
  • Palliative Care
  • Preoperative Class for Breast Cancer Patients
  • Reach to Recovery Program
  • Social Worker Assistance
  • Spiritual Counseling
  • Support of Survivors (S.O.S.)
• Complementary Medicine

  Complimentary Medicine is a treatment or therapy that is used in addition to conventional medicine. Acupuncture, herbs and supplements, massage therapy and yoga are all good examples of complimentary medicine The basic philosophy and principles of complimentary medicine, is a focus on treating the whole person, and recognizing that physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well being are all interconnected and play an important part in your overall health.
  
  Our Complementary Medicine Program helps you access safe and effective therapies that include Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Oncology Aesthetics, and Yoga.
  
  All of these services are offered at our Baptist and Saint Thomas hospitals and are recommended for use in combination with traditional cancer care. We will be adding these services at our new Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro scheduled to open in the fall of 2010 You should always consult with your doctor about any therapies you are considering.
  
  All of our Complementary Services are open to our patients, family members, hospital employees and health care professionals. We also welcome and invite the general public.
  
  Acupuncture is a painless and safe method of treatment that can help reduce pain, chronic headaches, nausea, menopausal symptoms and assist with the bodies’ natural healing abilities to promote physical and emotional well being.
  
  Massage therapy can help reduce pain, fatigue, depression, muscular tension, stress and anxiety. Types of massage available include swedish relaxation, cranial sacral, deep tissue, sports and myofascial.
  
  Manual lymphatic Drainage is a form of massage therapy that uses gentle rhythmic pumping techniques on the skin and stimulates lymphatic vessels and lymph node clusters to transport substances that the body needs to properly function and protect itself against illnesses.
  
  It can also aid in reducing swelling associated with injuries or post surgical procedures and is useful for reducing pain, increasing immunity and increasing ones overall feeling if well being.
  
  Many cancer patients and survivors who have had lymph nodes removed after their diagnosis find that manual lymphatic drainage can greatly improve chronic edema (lymphedema) and contribute to improved health and recovery.
  
  Our practitioner is Vodder and Foeldi certified in a 200 hour course, and has 13 years experience as a lymphatic specialist working with cancer patients and the general public.
  
  Aesthetic Services include facials, skin care, waxing, eyelash and brow tinting and eye lash extensions. Facials and skin treatments are gentle, healing, relaxing, deep cleansing; toning and can rejuvenate the skin during and after chemotherapy and radiation.
  
  Fees for Services:
  
  Acupuncture:
  125.00 for initial consult and exam
  75.00 per visit
  50.00 per visit for return treatments
  50.00 for STHS employees Sliding fee scale for cancer patients currently in treatment
  
  Massage Therapy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage
  100.00 for one and a half hours
  75.00 for one hour
  65.00 for one hour for STHS employees
  Sliding fee schedule for cancer patients currently in treatment
  
  Aesthetician Services
  Facials and Skin Treatments (include neck, shoulders and hand massage)
  85.00 for one and a half hours
  65.00 for one hour
  50.00 for one hour for STHS employees
  40.00 for cancer patients currently in treatment
  
  Prices vary on other services such as waxing, tinting and eyelash extensions. Hot packs and aromatherapy are offered for all services

• Clinical Counseling services

  Our licensed clinical counselor has over 30 years experience as a counselor with specialties in helping patients and clients address issues such as depression, loss and sorrow, anxiety, body image, and self esteem. She is also a cancer survivor. To learn more about our free one on one counseling services for cancer patients in our STHS system please call Pat Hutchinson LCSW @ 615-222- 3234

• Rehabilitation (requires a physician referral for insurance coverage)

  Our Life Therapies and Baptist Sports Medicine clinics offer physical therapy for oncology patients as well as the general orthopedic patient populations. Other treatment programs in our rehabilitation clinics include Lymphedema, Womens Health, Stretching and Strength conditioning, Pain management, Balance problems and Endurance training. We also offer Occupational and Speech Therapies. For more information please call our Life Therapies Clinic at 615-284-7566

• Health and Wellness
  • ABC Program (After Breast Cancer)

    Funded by the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition this program provides nutritional counseling, emotional support and exercise programs for breast cancer patients and survivors and is available at the Brentwood, Maryland Farms and Murfressboro YMCA’s. For more information please call the Brentwood YMCA at 615-373-9622 or Murfressboro YMCA @ 615-895-5995

  • H.O.P.E Program (Healing Through Optimism Persistence and Exercise)

    This Breast Cancer Wellness and Outreach Scholarship Program is a hospital based cancer care program at Saint Thomas and Baptist hospitals. The H.O.P.E program seeks to restore optimum health in women through physical activity during and after treatment. Our exersice physiologists are uniquely qualified to address the unique needs of patients and survivors recovering from surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and they provide support and encouragement to help participants incorporate physical fitness as part of a lifelong wellness choice. For more information call Baptist Wellness 615-284-2348 or Saint Thomas Wellness Center 615-222-2056

• Healing Garden

  Our garden is an organic vegetable garden and a beautiful flower garden that is designed and planted and maintained by patients, survivors and employees. It is a place to nourish the soul, meditate, visit with old and new friends, harvest the foods to share with others and cut and arrange flowers to deliver to recently diagnosed patients in our hospitals. It is located on the Saint Thomas Campus in front of the Seton Support Center.

• Yoga

  Beginning and intermediate yoga classes are offered every Saturday in our Saint Thomas Wellness Center from 10:30-11:30. Fee is 8-12 dollars per class with a discount on purchase of multiple classes. This class combines pilates and gentle yoga postures designed for beginners and intermediates to help develop muscle tone, flexibility, improved posture, increased range of motion of still joints. Many participants report an increases sense of well being with regular practice and a decrease in stress and anxiety as well. This is an excellent form of exercise and movement for not only patients and survivors but for any community member who would like to attend.

• Camp Bluebired

  A two and a half day weekend retreat where adult cancer patients and survivors are provided with education, support and encouragement in living life after a cancer diagnosis. For more information call 615-222-2074 or 222-6887

• Spiritual Counseling Services

  As a faith based organization, we offer counselors, chaplains, and psychologists to assist you and your loved ones in need of spiritual or emotional support

• Hair Loss Consulting
  

  Our professionally trained hairdressers, experienced in assisting cancer patients, offer compassionate, individualized hair-loss consultations, free of charge. Call (615) 977-7734

• Pretty in Pink Boutique
  

  Conveniently located across the hall from the Center for Breast Health in Baptist Hospital, Pretty in Pink offers products and services that assist breast cancer patients throughout their journey to help maintain a dignified, positive self-image. View Web site.

• Wig Banks
• Transportation
  • Gas Cards
  • American Cancer Society Volunteers
• Hope Lodge
  

  The American Cancer Society's Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge is a residential-type support center for cancer patients and their families who must travel away from home for treatment. The Lodge offers free lodging facilities in a warm, caring, supportive environment that is conducive to the special needs of those who stay there. Virtual Tour

• Seton Lodge
  

  For family members of patients undergoing cancer treatment who cannot afford accommodation, Seton Lodge offers overnight accommodations at a reduced rate.

• Financial Assistance
  • American Cancer Society
  • Bridges to Care
  • Daughters of Charity
  • Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program
  • Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition