Overview

The Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Waterford provides access to expert cancer care and treatment to patients and families in southeastern Connecticut and the surrounding communities. We are dedicated to providing patients affected by cancer and blood diseases with individualized, innovative, convenient and caring medical treatment.

Our clinical services include:

• Advanced diagnostic imaging
• Medical oncology
• Radiation oncology
• Surgical oncology
• Genetic testing
• Pharmacy and Lab services onsite
• Patient-family support and survivorship programs 

We recognize that a cancer diagnosis can affect every aspect of life for you and your loved ones; our dedicated medical oncologists and support staff are committed to providing care for every area. In addition to extensive clinical services, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Waterford offers complementary support services for patients, their family members, and caregivers.

We also offer support services including nutrition counseling, genetic counseling, social work, Breast Cancer support group, financial counseling, patient navigators, gentle touch therapy, pet therapy, and exercise programs for survivors.

Learn more about services at Smilow Hospital Cancer Care Center in Waterford

The Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center offers state-of-the-art cancer services in a facility designed with patient care, comfort and convenience in mind. Formerly known as the L+M Waterford Cancer Care Center, the building design incorporates input from patient advisors, cancer survivors, clinical and administrative staff, as well as architectural and construction professionals. The end result of this collaborative design process is a cancer treatment facility that offers the latest technologies in medical and radiation oncology in a comfortable, peaceful environment to support healing.

Breast Center

More women and men survive breast cancer than ever before thanks to advanced screening and diagnostic techniques that allow treatment to be tailored specifically to each patient. Smilow Cancer Hospital is at the forefront of providing innovative and compassionate multidisciplinary breast care, and access to the most advanced clinical trials in collaboration with Yale Cancer Center. Our expert team of specialists includes breast radiologists, breast surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, plastic surgeons, genetic counselors, nurse specialists and patient navigators. Most importantly, patients receive personal friendly and confidential care that is designed to meet the needs of the whole patient, not just the disease.