Pathways to Care
Support, clarity, and guidance after your biopsy.
Clear Next Steps After Your Biopsy
Our Pathways to Care program is designed to support patients and providers with a clear, compassionate plan following a biopsy. Led by our experienced ARNP, this program ensures that patients receive timely results, personalized information, and guidance on what comes next.
Focused on Patient-Centered Care
Pathways to Care is part of our ongoing commitment to delivering thoughtful, high-quality care. We help patients and their families understand their results and connect with the right follow-up services, all in a supportive, private setting.
What to Expect as a Post-Biopsy Patient
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A dedicated appointment with our ARNP to review your biopsy results
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Personalized information, resources, and referrals tailored to your diagnosis and care plan
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A clear transition to the appropriate follow-up care or treatment
Additional Support Services
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Financial Counseling: If you do not have insurance or need help understanding your options, our Financial Counselors are here to help. Please call 855-271-2416 to speak with a Financial Counselor.
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Interpretive Services: Language support is available at no cost to ensure every patient receives care they can understand.
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Patient Resources
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Below is a list of local resources, each with links to additional information:
The South Sound CARE Foundation (CARE) helps patients in the South Sound region battle cancer by providing cutting-edge clinical trials right here in our community.
American Cancer Society
Local searchable database for cancer resourcesCancer Lifeline + Harmony Hill
Harmony Hill is in the process of integrating with Cancer Lifeline. For now, you can still access the website Harmony Hill Retreat Center. Eventually, all information will be available in one place at CancerLifeline.org.
Stay informed during the transition by sign up for the Cancer Lifeline newsletter to receive updates and news as the integration progresses.Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Breast Cancer Education
Health system breast cancer informationKorean Women’s Association Breast Cancer Navigator Program
Breast Cancer Navigators help save lives by increasing early detection of breast cancer in medically underserved minority women. Women diagnosed with breast cancer receive one-on-one services from navigators who provide practical and emotional support in managing the disease as well as help them find and connect to timely, high-quality medical care.
(253) 535-4202Leaders in Women’s Health (LIWH)
A group of volunteers deeply committed to changing the narrative for African American women regarding breast health in our local community. They work strategically with other organizations to think about training, education and early outreach in the African American and medical communities.Our breast center also partners with the LIWH SistahFriends Program. The SistahFriends Navigators help to identify women in the community who need a mammogram and help them to schedule their screening mammogram at one of the breast center’s screening events.
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a twelve-week, small group program designed for adult cancer survivors. The program fulfills the important need of supporting the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life or their “new normal.” The program is conducted outside of medical facilities to emphasize that the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is about health, not disease.
(800) 872-9622 x 8897Ovarian & Breast Cancer Alliance
Seattle area non-profit organization providing ovarian and breast cancer information and support.Pierce County Cancer Survivorship Info & Conference
This is an annual event held the first Wednesday of June at the University of Puget Sound. Their mission is to support cancer patients, survivors and caregivers by providing education and resources.Pierce County Community Connections
Connecting low-income families with a variety of local county services, including: family caregiver support, care-related events, and workshops and transportation services.Pacific Islander Health Alliance NW (PIHA-NW)
After recognizing a need for healthcare outreach and education for Pacific Islanders in Washington state where there is a growing population of Pacific Islanders and an increase in health disparities, PIHA-NW offered to assist in Tacoma providing a variety of health care support services.
PIhealthallianceNW@gmail.comSisters of Hope/Brothers of Faith Cancer Support Group
The support group’s mission is to provide a safe, comforting environment for spiritual, emotional, sisterly and brotherly support for people diagnosed with cancer.
(253) 572-2683Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Puget Sound Affiliate
Komen Puget Sound is the largest private funder of mammograms for low-income underserved women in Washington state. The organization exists to reduce the breast cancer mortality rate within our community and find a cure for the disease.
(206) 633-0303Bras, Prosthetics, Wigs & Head Coverings
MultiCare Complimentary Wig Program | (253) 697-4899 | milleta@multicare.org
MultiCare’s Good Samaritan Cancer Resource Center is pleased to offer a complimentary virtual wig program for any woman in the community undergoing medical treatment for a cancer diagnosis.MultiCare Good Samaritan Cancer Resource Center in Puyallup
MultiCare’s Good Samaritan Cancer Resource Center is pleased to offer a complimentary virtual wig program for any woman in the community undergoing medical treatment for a cancer diagnosis. No prescription is necessary. Our wig program provides one new high-quality wig, which includes custom color matching, wig liner, and stylish head covering accessories.
Did you know the Dr. Richard C. Ostenson Cancer Resource Center offers other complimentary services. For more information, click here.
Virtual wig consultations are available:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm & Friday 9-11am.Contact: Tamara Miller | (253) 697-4899.
For more information click here.
Nordstrom Prosthesis Program
Skilled Nordstrom Prosthesis Coordinators are trained and certified to fit women who have recently undergone mastectomy, lumpectomy, or other reconstructive surgery. Nordstrom stores offer a wide choice of prostheses, bras and related specialty products. Nordstrom is a provider for selected insurance companies and its coordinators provide Medicare claim filing assistance. In Washington, Oregon and Alaska, contact the local Nordstrom Lingerie Boutique to find out more.
(253) 475-3630, ext. 1240 (Tacoma)
National Resources
American Cancer Society (ACS): Breast Cancer
A nationwide non-profit health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. A leading resource on cancer, the ACS provides information to the community to take steps to prevent cancer or find it at its earliest, most treatable stage; guides patients, loved ones or caregivers through every step of a cancer experience; funds and conducts research to help better understand, prevent, and cure cancer; and works with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight. The link above connects to the ACS website section about breast cancer.American College of Radiology
A professional medical organization dedicated to being the premier source of information on radiology and nuclear medicine.BreastCancer.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about breast cancer and breast health as well as an active and supportive online community.breast360.org
Knowledge is power. Breast360.org’s goal is to engage, educate and empower our readers so that they will be better able to make informed decisions for their breast health care.Cancer Survivors Online
A website designed for cancer patients, families, friends, and the professionals who treat them offering cancer information, resources, and support. The site is created and maintained by cancer survivors willing to share their knowledge and experiences.Celebrating Life
One of the leading foundations in the nation that promotes breast cancer awareness specifically targeting African American women and women of color.Keep A Breast Foundation
The Keep A Breast Foundation is a leading youth-focused, global, non-profit breast cancer foundation. Their mission is to eradicate breast cancer for future generations by providing support programs for young people impacted by cancer and by educating people about prevention, early detection and cancer-causing toxins in the environment.Mammography Saves Lives
The American College of Radiology provides this website to patients as a general information resource on breast imaging.National Breast Cancer Foundation
A foundation whose mission is to save lives through early breast cancer detection and to provide mammograms for those in need.National Consortium of Breast Centers
An organization of breast professionals, breast centers, providers of services to care providers and corporations that supply equipment and pharmaceuticals to care providers.Susan G. Komen for the Cure
A leader of the breast cancer movement and the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. The organization’s goal is to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cure for breast cancer.Government Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer Prevention
National Institutes of Health: Breast Cancer
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For Providers
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Pathways to Care allows us to schedule patients’ next care appointment at the time they receive their results. All we will need to know from you is where you’d like their next appointment to be scheduled and how you prefer to be contacted for scheduling. If you wish to provide your patients’ post-biopsy results and coordinate the next care appointment yourself, please opt out of this service by using the provider reference form.