NORWAY – Jeanne Rosato has been appointed patient navigator for cancer services at Stephens Memorial Hospital. The announcement came from Margaret Burns, Western Maine Health chief nursing officer.
Rosato will provide personalized, one-on-one support to patients and their families whose love one has been diagnosed with cancer. Her position will offer emotional support and provide assistance with treatment options, including clinical trials, if available.
The primary goal is to ease the burdens of cancer patients and their families during this difficult and stressful time by helping to eliminate barriers to timely and appropriate care for their cancer treatment such as transportation or insurance.
Rosato has been a registered nurse for 27 years. She attended Salem State College in Salem, Mass., and has worked in multiple areas of nursing including hospice, emergency services, surgical services and obstetrics. She has been employed by Stephens Memorial Hospital since August 2007, and has been providing care in the Infusion Center since May 2016.