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2025 Magnet® Redesignation Feedback

The Magnet® designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the pre-eminent recognition for hospital systems in the United States.

ChristianaCare Health System was designated as a Magnet organization in 2010, 2015, and 2020 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and are now applying for redesignation.

We invite patients, family members, staff, and other interested parties to provide feedback via email or direct mail. For more information, please click here.

Cancer Support Services

Psychosocial Oncology

You may find it helpful to seek emotional and psychological support.

Seeking Support When to Contact Contact Us

Seeking Support

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, you may find it helpful to seek emotional and psychological support. You can rely on our experienced, compassionate psychotherapists at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute to help relieve worry and stress, which goes a long way to promoting healing and recovery.

Our therapists are available for consultations with individuals, couples and families in the inpatient and outpatient setting. You or your loved one do not have to wait until you are referred by your oncologist. You may contact us at any time before, during, or after treatment. Upon referral, our team will contact you to learn about your needs and to connect you with appropriate services. Psychosocial Oncology counseling services are provided both in-person and by telehealth. We can provide telehealth counseling services in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Limited oncology-focused psychiatry appointments are available by telehealth to Pennsylvania and Delaware residents. Contact us today to learn more.

When Should You Contact Psychosocial Oncology?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, call us to schedule a consultation:

Are you looking for support to help cope with cancer?
Is your distress interfering with your ability to participate in your medical care?
Do you want help talking with your family, children or friends about cancer?
Do you have a history of mental-health issues, and is cancer making these challenges more difficult?
Do you need help adjusting to symptoms or treatment side-effects?
Are you looking for help with your medication?
Do you want help finding ways to move forward after treatment ends?
Do you struggle with fear that your cancer will return?
Are you caring for a loved one who has cancer and need support?
Are you looking for help dealing with grief over a recent loss?

From left: Regan King, Psy.D., licensed psychologist; Shannon Virtue, Psy.D., licensed psychologist; Hillary Howrey, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, Director of Psychosocial Oncology; and Nicole Duffy, Ph.D., licensed psychologist.