William Raveis ACS Navigator Care Program
This year, the William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc. has pledged $750,000 to the University of Connecticut Health Center, establishing the WILLIAM RAVEIS NAVIGATOR CARE PROGRAM. With the assistance of trained volunteers/survivors, this innovative program helps newly diagnosed breast cancer patients navigate through diagnosis and treatment. Plans for the near future will include patients with other types of cancer as well.
“Raveis’s support is so important because it allows us to expand the scope of our program and help more of our patients,” says Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director of the cancer center at UConn. “We’ve seen how useful it has been for patients with breast cancer and recognize the need to provide this service for all of our patients. This program is a real resource for our patients and helps to empower them to become more active partners in their treatment and recovery.”
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. The William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc. and the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund has raised One Million Dollars over the course of four years in support of those diagnosed with breast cancer and in search of a cure.
Please click here to watch a five-minute video about how the Navigator program is transforming patient care at the UCONN Health Center.
