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PhilHealth Coverage for Dialysis Patients
Understand your PhilHealth benefits for dialysis and how to maximize your coverage at Avitus.
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Social Work Services at Avitus
Learn how our social work team can help with financial, emotional, and practical support for dialysis patients.
Your Partner in Comprehensive Care
At Avitus Kidney Care, we believe that quality dialysis treatment goes beyond the medical. Our licensed social workers are an integral part of your care team, here to support you and your family with the practical, emotional, and social challenges that come with kidney disease.
How Our Social Workers Can Help
Financial Assistance
- Help you understand and maximize your PhilHealth benefits
- Assist with applications for PCSO, DSWD, and other government assistance
- Connect you with charitable organizations and foundations
- Explore payment plan options and financial counseling
- Navigate insurance claims and coverage questions
Emotional Support
- Individual counseling to help you cope with kidney disease
- Support for family members and caregivers
- Connection to support groups and peer mentors
- Referrals to mental health professionals when needed
- Crisis intervention and support
Practical Assistance
- Help with transportation arrangements
- Assistance finding work accommodations or disability benefits
- Coordination of care between healthcare providers
- Help with advance care planning and directives
- Community resource referrals (housing, food, utilities)
When to Contact Social Work
Reach out to our social work team anytime you:
- Need help with financial assistance applications
- Are feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious
- Have questions about your insurance coverage
- Need help with transportation to dialysis
- Want to connect with support groups or other patients
- Are having difficulties at work related to treatment
- Want to discuss transplant options or travel coordination
How to Reach Us
Our social workers are available at each Avitus center. You can request to speak with them during your treatment session, call ahead to schedule an appointment, or ask any staff member to connect you. Your conversations are confidential and we are here for you.
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