Colorado Breast Cancer Support Resources Directory

Going through a test to find out if you have cancer can be scary, and finding out you have cancer may raise even more questions about what to do. Where do you go? How do you schedule an appointment? What should you ask your doctor?  How do you understand all of the information you are given?

Many hospitals and community agencies have specially trained staff members called “patient navigators.” They can help you steer through the maze of tests, health care providers, and places you will visit as part of your diagnosis and care.  A patient navigator can help make sure you get access to the care you need, make sense of the information you are given, and connect you with professionals who can support you and your family.

Patient navigators have a variety of backgrounds. They may be social workers, nurses, or others who have been specially trained to help guide you through this experience. 

If you are already working with a hospital, ask the oncology nurse or social worker if there is a patient navigator available there or if they can refer you to community agencies that offer these services. The navigator can tell you what he or she is able help you with during and after your cancer treatment. Some navigators will schedule appointments for you, others provide emotional support. Most patient navigators know about the resources available, can help you find transportation, and can link you with other professionals in your community. Usually, there will not be a cost to you for patient navigation services. 

—Patricia Valverde, Project SOL (Survivor Outreach to Latinas with Breast Cancer)

(S) = Servicios disponibles en español. Services available in Spanish

American Cancer Society Patient Navigation Program Locations:

Boulder Community Hospital, Tebo Family Pavilion 4715 Arapahoe, Ave., Boulder, CO 80301. Contact Emmy Anderson, 720-854-7290.

Rose Medical Center, Founders Building 4700 E. Hale Pkwy., Denver, CO 80220, 303-320-7145. Contact Lynne Navin, MA.

Saint Anthony Central Hospital 4231 W. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80204, 303-629-2054, Contact Kathryn Nattermann, MSW.

University of Colorado Cancer Resource Center Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 1665 N. Ursula St., Aurora, CO 80045, 720-848-0316. Contact Jeanette Gremmels, MSW.

Andre Center for Breast Cancer Education and Navigation

1640 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 8021. Contact Sandra Walters, RN, 303-388-2441.

www.andrecenter.org

Asian-Pacific Development Center

1544 Elmira St., Aurora, CO 80010, 303-365-2959, ext. 107. Contact Ivy L. Hontz. Services available in most Asian languages.

Boulder Community Hospital

1100 Balsam (North Broadway & Balsam), Boulder, CO 80301. Contact Gretchen Framel, RN, OCN, 720-854-7057.

Center for African-American Health

3601 Martin Luther King Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, 303-355-3423 ext. 117. Contact Angel Paige.

(S) COMPASS Navigation

Dorcy Cancer Center of St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, 2004 Lake Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004, 719-557-6672. Contact Brenda Jaramillo.

Dorcy Cancer Center of St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

2004 Lake Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004, 719-557-5851. Contact Libby Samaras, NP, AOCN.

Larimer County

1100 East Elizabeth, Fort Collins, CO 80524, 970-495-7883.

Memorial Hospital

Surgical Services, 785 Russell St., Craig, CO 81625, 970-826-3220. Contact Billy Bertram, RN.

Native American Cancer Research

363 S. Harlan, Suite 103, Lakewood, CO 80226, 303-325-3377. Contact Lisa Harjo. Services available in Navajo, Lakota, and Seminole.

All services are culturally sensitive to American Indians. The Center can work with all cancer clinics and hospitals that provide services to American Indians in the Denver Metro area.

North Colorado Medical Center

*Radiation Oncology, 1801 16th St., Greeley, CO 80631, 970-350-6163. Contact Marjorie Wallbank, MSW.

*Breast Center, 2001 70th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634, 970-395-258. Contact Mary Scheid, RN, MSN, OCN.

(S) Patient Navigator Program in Fort Collins

970-495-7859. Contacts Lisa Adams, RN, BSN, and Ginny Crocket Millet, RNC, MSN, NP.

(S) Penrose Cancer Center

2222 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Contacts Ada Torres, MA, 719-776-5669 (Spanish), and Mary Alice Browning, RN, MSN, 719-776-5955.

(S) Project SOL (Survivor Outreach to Latinas with Breast Cancer)

After-treatment Navigation Pilot, PO Box 6508, MS F538, Aurora, CO 80045-0508, 877-724-1828, ext. 4. Contact Patricia Valverde.

(S) San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

106 Blanca Ave., Alamosa, CO 81101, 719-587-6321. Contact Deborah Clark, CCN.

(S) Stout Street Clinic/Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

2100 Broadway, Denver, CO 80205, 303-291-5169. Contact Merida Carmona.

(S) Summit Community Care Clinic

360 Peak One Dr., Suite 100, PO Box 4337, Frisco, CO 80443, 970-668-4057. Contact Jenniffer Gonzalez.

Tri-County Health Department

Though we attempted to list as many navigation programs as possible, this may not be a complete list. We apologize for any omissions. If you would like to be listed in a future directory, please e-mail us at info@breastcancercolorado.org.