•  Helping patients cope with the emotional burden caused by injury or illness
•  Working with patients in any unit within the hospital
•  Counseling outpatients who are receiving cancer treatments
•  Helping to attain benefits, such as temporary housing, and creating effective discharge plans for elderly patients

Memorial's medical social workers have masters degrees in clinical social work and are licensed clinical social workers.

Medical social work services are available to any patient or family member.

The best way to request help from a medical social worker is to ask your bedside nurse to call the social worker who is assigned to that floor.