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Classes take place in the Gavers Cancer Resource
Library at the Centegra Sage Cancer Center,
4305Medical Center Drive inMcHenry. To register
for a class or for more information, call the Centegra
STAR Program
®
coordinator at
815-759-4870
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HOW TO REGISTER
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AQUATICS
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FAMILY
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
AND EDUCATION
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FITNESS
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MIND AND BODY
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SCREENINGS
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CENTEGRA HEALTHY LIVING INSTITUTE
...23
CARING AND SUPPORT
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TENNIS
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HOW TO REACH US
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Call the Centegra Referral Line (24 hours a day):
877-CENTEGRA (236-8347)
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centegra.org
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facebook.com/CentegraHealthSystem
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Follow us at
twitter.com/CentegraNews
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CENTEGRA
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES
800-765-9999
Call for urgent mental
health assessments.
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CRISIS SERVICES
800-892-8900
mchenry-crisis.org
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immediate assistance.
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Developed for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their support
systems, the Guided Patient Services (GPS) class at Centegra Health
System provides patients with valuable information and resources to
help them as they begin cancer treatment.
“The GPS class teaches patients and their care partners about all of
the support they will receive at Centegra,” said Amy Moerschbaecher,
director of cancer services and medical ancillaries at Centegra Health
System. “During the class we teach about services we provide before,
during and after cancer treatment so patients understand they are
never alone during this journey.”
In this one-time class, patients and their care partners learn the
key roles Centegra Survivorship Training and Rehabilitation (STAR)
Program
®
team members play in their care. The Centegra STAR
Program focuses on addressing the side effects caused by cancer
treatments. Patients also receive assessments that help the Centegra
team develop their personalized plans of care and meet their
treatment needs.
Centegra GPS class
guides recently diagnosed
cancer patients through care
