While treating cancer is the first priority at the Farber Center, treating people with dignity and care is the constant goal. To that end, every aspect of the treatment experience is tailored to patients' comfort and wellbeing. Because your responsibilities don't stop when treatment starts, your time is more valuable than ever. The Farber Center makes every effort to accommodate your schedule, from its ideal location in downtown Manhattan to short waits and even shorter treatment times. As not every pharmacy may carry the prescriptions you need, the Farber Center will arrange for prescriptions to be filled promptly and delivered to your home or work by a prescription concierge.
Patients who have experienced radiation treatments, particularly in a hospital setting, can attest to the grim, impersonal environment of most treatment facilities. When you're fatigued, anxious, and vulnerable, these cold, sterile surroundings can make an already trying experience unnecessarily unpleasant for you and your family. The Farber Center trades in the typical basement treatment center for a warm, welcoming environment that allows you to focus on getting well. Following your session, you'll speak to your radiation oncologist one-on-one in a comfortable setting that invites you to ask the many questions that are on your mind. Cancer patients endure enough physical challenges—it is the Farber Center's mission that they never endure the fear, embarrassment, and anxiety that so often accompany treatment.
To make patients as comfortable as possible, the Farber Center offers to a multi-lingual staff that can assist patients in the language that's easiest for them. The Farber Center not only accepts most insurance carriers, but also does the legwork to ensure that insurers aren't standing between you and the care you require. By offering these fundamental amenities, The Farber Center goes beyond world-class care to provide customized treatment for every individual, raising the level of care one patient at a time.
When you walk into the Farber Center, the first question you're asked is what you'd like to drink—not what insurance you have. Instead of hours of waiting in an antiseptic environment in a paper gown, you can expect a short rest by the fireside before slipping into a plush robe in a private dressing room. No freezing, basement treatment facilities here—treatment sessions take place in a warm, welcoming room on a comfortable chair with a real fitted sheet. At The Farber Center, your life doesn't stop for cancer—cancer is stopped so your life can go on.
