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Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Why Should a Physician Refer a Child to St. Jude?
- Some of the most advanced technology is available at St. Jude and the hospital offers the latest in treatment modalities.
- St. Jude provides for transportation, lodging, and meals for out-of-town families requiring housing arrangements while the patient is being treated in Memphis.
- Patients are treated at St. Jude regardless of their race, creed or the family's ability to pay for treatment. No child is ever turned away because of a family's inability to pay.
- St. Jude pioneered many outpatient treatment protocols for children with catastrophic diseases, reducing the need for inpatient stays.
- St. Jude has built an exceptional medical staff. Experts in hematology, oncology and infectious diseases, as well as other specialists, are available at all times for consultation.
- Patients at St. Jude are followed throughout the treatment process and are typically managed in close collaboration with their private physicians.
- Children and families confronted with a catastrophic disease are offered and often benefit from the psychological, spiritual, developmental and social support they receive from the physicians, employees and other families at St. Jude.
- Educational assistance is offered to out-of-town patients who are in Memphis for an extended period of time.
- St. Jude, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute, is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of 20 of the world’s leading cancer centers, which is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.
