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Books, Articles & Newsletters
Book Collections - Women's Health Resource Center
The Women's Health Resource Center Library contains book collections that cover specific health topics that are of interest to women. Topics include African American women; bones/joints/muscles; breast cancer; cancer; cardiac disease, children's health; chronic fatigue syndrome; chronic illnesses; domestic violence/surviving abuse; eating disorders; exercise; menopause; mental health; nutrition; senior's health; women's health; and midlife health. Access to the library is free.
Women's Health Resource Center Library
Book List for New and Expectant Parents - Women & Infants Center
A comprehensive listing of books on Pregnancy, Nutrition, Breastfeeding, Parenting, Siblings, Resources and Bay Area Newspapers and Newsletters for Parents.
Book List for New and Expectant Parents
E-Health News
A monthly newsletter containing health information for you and your family.
E-Health News
Health Books & Video Collection - Community Health Resource Center
Reference library is available to the public. The wide range of health reference materials is available for review during our office hours. Subjects range from general anatomy and physiology to comprehensive medical dictionaries and encyclopedias. Some specialty books on particular disease states are included.
Community Health Resource Center
HealthyKids Newsletter
California Pacific's newsletter about children's health.
HealthyKids
Classes
Advance Health Care Directives Clinic
December 2009
Get answers to your questions regarding this important part of planning your end-of-life care arrangements. This small group clinic is led by a social worker. You will be able to complete an advance directive form if you are prepared to do so. Class size limited to 6 persons
Breastfeeding
January 2008-December 2010
Highly recommended! A certified lactation educator discusses the benefits and basic techniques of breastfeeding; how to prevent, recognize and manage potential difficulties; and considerations for partners. This one-session class meets weekday evenings or Saturday.
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Breastfeeding
Every Sun, Tue, Thu
Chi Kung - Saturday Class
October-November 2009
During this 8-week class, you will learn how to calm your mind and relish moments of deep peace. Master Ko will introduce a variety of seated, lying and standing meditation postures as well as moving and laughing Chi Kung. He will also lead exercises to reopen your meridian channels and boost your energy. Come experience for yourself the power, warmth, and compassion of a true master. Achieve deep stillness and relaxation through chi meditation. Connect with your chi energy through moving Chi Kung, meridian stimulation and self-massage.
Chi Kung - Tuesday Class
October-December 2009
Maintaining optimal health or recovering from a recent illness or injury requires that you use a broad range of healing tools. During this 8-week class, you will learn how to calm your mind and relish moments of deep peace. Master Ko will introduce a variety of seated, lying and standing meditation postures as well as moving and laughing Chi Kung. He will also lead exercises to reopen your meridian channels and boost your energy. Come experience for yourself the power, warmth, and compassion of a true master.
Childbirth Preparation
October 2009-December 2010
Classes draw upon a variety of techniques including Lamaze, Bradley, Read and Simkin. A certified childbirth instructor prepares expectant mothers and their partners for birth. The series includes instruction in relaxation and breathing to reduce the discomfort of labor, alternative labor and birth positions, massage, the partner's role, hospital and possible medical procedures, medicated and non-medicated labor, anesthesia and cesarean birth. Select a series that will end approximately 4 to 6 weeks before your due date.
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Three Week Series
First Wednesday from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
& Second Wednesday from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
& Third Wednesday from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM of every month -
Childbirth Preparation Intensive
Every Sun, Sat Oct 28, 2009 -- Dec 26, 2010
Feldenkrais - Day Class
September-December 2009
In this class, Kaz Shibao will guide you through a series of precisely structured movements to teach you to relax and abandon habitual patterns. The lessons consist of comfortable, easy motions that gradually increase in range and complexity to reeducate your nervous system. Through these subtle movements you learn new patterns that can relieve pain and muscular tension, improve flexibility and posture, and reduce stress. Feldenkrais benefits everyone, including those experiencing chronic pain and seniors who want to move more effortlessly. After these lessons you often feel taller and lighter, breathe more freely and experience deep relaxation.
Feldenkrais - Evening Class
September-December 2009
In this class, Kaz Shibao will guide you through a series of precisely structured movements to teach you to relax and abandon habitual patterns. The lessons consist of comfortable, easy motions that gradually increase in range and complexity to reeducate your nervous system. Through these subtle movements you learn new patterns that can relieve pain and muscular tension, improve flexibility and posture, and reduce stress. Feldenkrais benefits everyone, including those experiencing chronic pain and seniors who want to move more effortlessly. After these lessons you often feel taller and lighter, breathe more freely and experience deep relaxation.
Fit For Life
June-December 2009
Regular exercise is beneficial at any age, but as we grow older exercise helps minimize the aging process. This class focused on cardio, strengthening, balance, and flexibility exercises is taught under the guidance and safety of physicial therapy professionals.
For Expectant Fathers Only
October 2009-December 2010
A class designed especially for fathers-to-be. Topics and group discussions include helping your partner through pregnancy and childbirth, caring for a new baby, balancing work and parenting and maintaining a healthy relationship.
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For Expectant Fathers Only
Fourth Tuesday from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM of every month
Gentle Yoga for Cancer Patients
October 2009-September 2010
This class combines group support, gentle yoga postures, breathing practices, guided imagery, and yoga philosophy to relieve stress and encourage healing of the body, mind, and heart.
Glaucoma Education
December 2009
Sometimes called the silent thief of sight, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. A CPMC ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma will instruct participants on the risk factors, prevention strategies, symptoms, examination necessary for proper diagnosis, and state-of-the-art treatment options.
Golf Conditioning Program
June-December 2009
Golf-specific exercises for golfers of any level, systematically addressing flexibility, strength, and balance deficits that may hinder your game. Taught by physical therapists who are avid golfers.
Healing Yoga
September 2009-January 2010
Our bodies change. We become out of shape, aches and pains arrive and we begin to carry tension from everyday stress… In short, we lose our balance. Bring balance back into your life with this supportive healing yoga class. Learn to find ease and comfort in your body again and explore your real potential. In this gentle yoga class we will help you achieve greater flexibility, strength and vitality and teach you how to help relieve your stress.
Inflammatory Arthritis
December 2009
This lecture will focus on the most common types of arthritis, the signs and symptoms, and the most up-to-date information about emerging therapies that target inflammation. There will be plenty of time to “Ask the Expert” during the question and answer session. Refreshments will be provided
Look Good...Feel Better
January-December 2009
Join a group of women, like yourself, who are facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Receive free cosmetics and lessons on how to compensate for thinning eyelashes and/or eyebrows, a free wig and tips on hair styling, free scarves and scarf/turban tips. Breast forms/bras are also available for the uninsured. Offered in collaboration with the American Cancer Society.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
October-December 2009
Use your inner resources to relieve stress and manage pain more effectively. You will learn practical mind and body awareness techniques, including mindfulness meditation, breath work and gentle yoga stretches. Registration includes a 1-day workshop.
Newborn Parenting
November 2009-December 2010
At this one-day session, you will learn survival tips for life with your baby. Includes baby care basics (hands-on practice with diapering, wrapping, dressing and bathing), newborn appearance and behavior, infant development and practical tips.
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A One-Day Intensive
Every Sun, Sat Nov 7, 2009 -- Dec 18, 2010 -
A One-Day Intensive
Every Sun Nov 8, 2009 -- Dec 19, 2010 -
A Two-Class Series
Every Thu Dec 10, 2009 -- Dec 16, 2010
Nia
October-November 2009
Nia is a movement practice inspired by dance and martial arts that calms and rejuvenates the body. Along with stress release, increased flexibility, and improved strength, Nia helps to balance the auto-immune system and improve function of the heart and lungs.
Nutrition - Healthy Recipes for the Holidays
December 2009
Learn quick and easy ways to make tasty vegetables for your holiday feasts, and how to convert fattening favorite recipes into delicious healthy alternatives.
Pilates - Beyond Therapy
June-December 2009
If you have recently suffered an injury, have an old injury, are recuperating from a surgical procedure, or want to prevent future injuries, our Pilates Program is taught by certified pilates instructors and physical therapy professionals.
Prenatal Yoga
October 2009-November 2010
Prenatal yoga is both energizing and gentle. Classes are designed to help pregnant women connect with their developing baby, to increase comfort and fluidity in their rapidly changing body, and to alleviate common discomforts of pregnancy such as back pain, sciatica, swelling, anxiety and fatigue. Prenatal yoga classes complement birth education courses in assisting women in preparing for and meeting the physical and emotional demands of childbirth and motherhood. Each 90-minute class includes: meditation and visualization, breath practice, discussion and yoga poses. Combined, these elements safely stretch and strengthen the body and mind in preparation for labor and birth. Each class is tailored to meet the unique needs of all participants. The class is open to pregnant women with a doctor's written approval.
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Prenatal Yoga
Every Mon Oct 26, 2009 -- Nov 30, 2010
Rejuvenating Yoga
September 2009-September 2010
Join us for a gentle and rejuvenating combination of yoga postures, breath work, meditation and deep relaxation. You'll build a strong foundation and understanding of the practice of Hatha Yoga, gain a greater sense of inner awareness and self-confidence, and develop more flexibility, strength, balance and clarity. Open to anyone interested in joyful wellness, including those new to yoga.
Tai Chi Chuan
October-December 2009
For thousands of years, the Chinese have practiced T’ai Chi, an ancient Chinese movement therapy. T’ai Chi is a meditative form of exercise, utilizing deep, regular breathing in sequences of slow, graceful movements to help increase energy, calm the mind and promote self-healing. It also improves balance, muscle control and concentration. Chris Lynch is an accomplished practitioner and an inspiring teacher with nearly 20 years of T'ai Chi experience. Originally developed in China as a martial art, the original Yang long form of T'ai Chi enhances the flow of vital energy through a series of slow movements, controlled breathing and a focused mind. T'ai Chi enhances blood circulation, reduces stress, and improves physical conditioning and mental clarity.
Total Hip Replacement - Pre-Operative Patient Education Program
August 2009-August 2010
This pre-operative program provides patients with information about hip surgery. Topics include anatomy of the hip joint, prosthesis equipment required after surgery, self-care management, using a walker, pre-operative exercises, modifications in the home, preparing for surgery, length of stay in the hospital, pain management and preventing hip dislocation. Patients and their family and friends are encouraged to attend.
Walking Chi Kung for Cancer Patients
October 2009-September 2010
Learn Walking Chi Kung and other ancient Chinese exercises designed to strengthen the internal organs, improve respiratory and immune functions and clear the mind. Provides more natural energy to enhance and accelerate your recover.
Yoga - Continuing your Practice
September 2009-September 2010
This ongoing continuing class is designed for students who have completed a series with Kathryn, or who have previous yoga and meditation experience and wish to continue to evolve their personal practice within a structured and supportive environment. The class focuses on more advanced assanas, breath work and balance.
Yoga For Seniors - Level 1
September 2009-September 2010
Developed exclusively for people over 59 years of age, these gentle classes focus on helping participants increase range of motion, improve posture, restore flexibility and increase breath capacity. Chair and standing yoga poses for people with limited movement or who have difficulty with floor exercises. This class focuses on ease of movement, gentle strengthening and balance, and relaxation tools.
Yoga For Seniors - Level 2
September 2009-September 2010
Developed exclusively for people over 59 years of age, these classes focus on increasing range of motion, improving posture, restoring flexibility and increasing breath capacity. This restorative and healing yoga class includes slow, gentle standing and floor stretches with meditation and guided imagery. It is beneficial for those suffering from chronic pain.
Yoga For Seniors - Level 3
September 2009-September 2010
Developed exclusively for people over 59 years of age, these gentle classes focus on helping participants increase range of motion, improve posture, restore flexibility and increase breath capacity. This class incorporates a series of floor and standing yoga poses focused on strength and flexibility. Teacher approval is required.
Educational Consultations
Adolescent Hypertension - Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Pediatric nurse practitioner one-on-one with adolescents (ages 12 to 21) to learn techniques to lower blood pressure and promote health. Topics covered in 3 to 4 sessions include: relaxation techniques, weight, nutrition, exercise, yoga, and lifestyle coaching. Referrals to other resources if indicated. May require physician referral.
Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Art Therapy - Institute for Health & Healing
Expressive Art Therapy assists patients in discovering forms of expression that capture their own unique health journey's as a way of fostering personal insights and supporting the healing process. A professional works with each patient with items such as paint and colored pencils. No art experience is needed. Offered at no charge. Pacific campus only.
Expressive Arts is a service offered through the Institute for Health & Healing which is available for both inpatients and
outpatients. Call (415) 600-3939 for additional information.
Art Therapy
Breast Cancer Recovery Program
The Breast Cancer Recovery Program assists women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. This includes surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy. Our program is designed to aid women in their physical, emotional and spiritual recovery through an individualized, multi-disciplinary program. Our multi-disciplinary team is comprised of a nurse practitioner, social worker, chaplain, guided imagery specialist and nutritionist. The program coordinator helps prepare the patient for treatment and manage side effects by providing education, resources and referrals to other ... more
Breast Cancer Recovery Program
Breast Health Consultations: One on One with a Nurse Practitioner - Breast Health Center
The Breast Health Center offers a private and comprehensive consultation with our Breast Health Nurse Specialist. A clinical exam and work-up is offered for women with breast complaints. At this 30-minute appointment our nurse practitioner will perform a thorough breast examination, order appropriate imaging studies, review the results of the studies with you, and coordinate follow-up. This visit is by appointment only and a fee is charged. For women without a breast complaint, our nurse practitioner performs a thorough clinical breast examination. This 15-minute visit is by ... more
Breast Health Center
Breast Individual Examination Instruction - Breast Health Center
Individualized instruction is offered in a private one-hour session with a Breast Health Nurse Specialist. Women are given a thorough clinical breast examination. Practicing with silicon breast models and then on your own breasts, you are taught to differentiate between normal breast lumpiness and a lump that requires further investigation. This service is by appointment only and fee is charged. This appointment can be coordinated with your mammogram appointment. For an appointment, please call (415) 600-6474.
Breast Health Center
Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment
The Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment staff provides counseling and genetic testing for individuals who are at risk for genetically inherited cancer susceptibility. Our team of experts in the field of genetic medicine, which includes physicians and certified genetic counselors, are there to help guide you in making the best decisions for your health care future and the future of your family members.
Cancer Risk Assessment
Child Life Inpatient Program - Pediatrics
What is Child Life? Hospitalization, medical procedures, illness and pain are often fearful times for children. California Pacific provides support to children and their families through our Child Life Program. Our goal is to minimize stress and promote healthy growth and development during your child's hospitalization. How can we help? We help to educate patient and family about medical procedures and diagnosis; accompany child through medical procedures; teach pain management and coping skills; promote continued growth and development; provide activities to help create a "home like" ... more
Pediatrics
Diabetes Individual Education Consultations - Center for Diabetes Services
The American Diabetes Association recognizes this education service as meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education. The Diabetes Center provides individualized instruction for patients with the staff of Certified Diabetes Educators which includes nurses, dietitians, and social workers. Discussion on all aspects of diabetes including diet, basic and intensive management and insulin pump training. Interpreters are provided for non-English speaking patients.
Center for Diabetes Services
Dialysis Services - Social Work Consult
One-on-one consult with Dialysis Services social worker. Social worker meets with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients to provide information and review issues related to insurance, employment, transportation, assisted living, and board and care. Referrals to other community resources, if required.
Dialysis Services
Guided Imagery - Institute for Health & Healing
Guided Imagery can help patients evoke images and sensations that create tranquil and calming feelings as well as focusing their attention to address health concerns. Our patients report this guided approach can relieve pain, deal with emotions like anxiety, lower stress and overcome insomnia.
Available at the bedside for inpatients, or as an outpatient in the Health and Healing Clinic. Call (415) 600-3939 for additional information.
Institute for Health & Healing
Gynecological Cancer Recovery Program - Women's Health Resource Center
The Gynecological (GYN) Cancer Recovery Program at the Women's Health Resource Center can assist women undergoing treatment for uterine, ovarian, cervical, vaginal, vulvar and peritoneal cancer. The programs begins with a complimentary session with the coordinator of the GYN Cancer Recovery Program, a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. She will help you prepare for treatment by providing education, emotional support, resources and referrals, as appropriate, to members of our special team. These include: education on chemotherapy and radiation symptom management; education on ... more
Gynecological Cancer Recovery Program
Health Education Lecture Programs - Community Health Resource Center
Trained staff provide information on specific medical conditions and health management issues such as diabetes, cholesterol, osteoporosis, and medications.
Community Health Resource Center
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) - Nutrition Education Consultations
Schedule an appointment with a Registered Dietician/Nutritionist for a Nutrition Education Consultation on High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). Learn ways to modify eating and behavior patterns using guidelines that are intelligent, realistic and easily assimilated into one's life. Consultation includes creating an individualized eating plan. Referrals to other departments & services at California Pacific Medical Center are provided as well.
Nutrition Counseling
High Blood Pressure Screenings for Seniors - Community Health Resource Center
Blood Pressure screenings are provided by trained staff at senior centers or residences on a regularly scheduled basis. Patients are encouraged to follow-up with their doctors if results warrant concern.
High Blood Pressure Screenings
Holistic Nursing Consultation - Institute for Health & Healing
Nurses specializing in holistic health approaches are available for patients and families who want to learn about how to benefit from integrative medicine services. In this consultation, information is provided regarding in-hospital healing services such as massage, guided imagery, art therapy and spiritual care. Consultations are available at the bedside for patients in the hospital, as well as by phone for patients at home, through our Health & Healing Center. These services are available at Pacific (2300 California Street), California and Davies Campus.
Institute for Health & Healing
In-Home Instruction - Newborn Connections
Newborn Connections: Your Resource for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Parenting. Private in-home instruction is available for most classes upon request.
Newborn Connections
Lactation Consult Services - Newborn Connections
If you have concerns about sore nipples, positioning, latch, baby's weight gain or other breastfeeding questions, Individual Lactation Consultations with our professionally trained staff are available for a fee at Newborn Connections: Your Resource for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Parenting.
Lactation Consultation
Look Good...Feel Better Program - Women's Health Resource Center
The Women's Health Resource Center hosts a "Look Good...Feel Better" program sponsored by the American Cancer Society for women with cancer. Join a group of women who are facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Receive free cosmetics and lessons on how to enhance thinning eyebrows and eyelashes, wig and hair styling, and scarf or turbin tips. All women with cancer are welcome.
Women's Health Resource Center
Lymphedema Therapy - Cancer Care
Lymphedema is a swelling of an area of the body resulting from an accumulation of lymph fluid. In cancer patients, lymphedema usually results from surgery involving removal of or damage to the lymph nodes. Lymphedema therapy can manage the fluid accumulation by reducing swelling and reducing the risk of infection. Lymphedema therapy is a painless, non-invasive treatment, using a technique called (CDP) Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy. It consists of: manual lymph drainage, compression bandages, breathing and exercises instruction, precautions and skin care instruction, and education ... more
Lymphedema Therapy
Managing Menopause - Women's Health Resource Center
Counseling with a nurse practitioner regarding symptom management of menopause, hormone replacement therapy, alternative modalities, lifestyle choices, osteoporosis and cardiac risk assessment.
Managing Menopause
Mental Health Consultations - Radiation Oncology
Dealing with cancer can be a stressful time for patients, their families and friends. Common emotional responses such as feeling depressed, anxious or angry can have a negative effect on a patient's physical health. Free mental health consultations are conveniently available to support you in overcoming feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, managing treatment-related anxiety, coping with treatment and medication side-effects, and adjusting to role and lifestyle changes. Mental health consultations are open to individuals, families, couples and children. Contact the Health Psychology ... more
Health Psychology Program
Mind, Body, Spirit Consultations - Institute for Health and Healing
The Health and Healing Clinic provides an integrative medical care approach for patients seeking a deeper understanding of health and healing. The team of board certified physicians partner with their patients to create a holistic treatment plan to complement their primary health care choices. Designed for all patients who have a specific diagnosis or those desiring well-being and optimum health, the clinic is available to self-referred and practitioner.
Institute for Health and Healing
Nurse Educator Consultation - Community Health Resource Center
The Health Educator/Registered Nurse/Certified Diabetic Educator provide clients with specific information and education about their medical conditions, treatment options, preventive therapy, and modifying lifestyle patterns to enhance health. Referrals to other CPMC departments and services are provided.
Community Health Resource Center
Nutrition Consult - Dialysis Services
Registered Dietitian meets one-on-one with dialysis patients, as needed, to discuss healthy food choices and tailor a food management plan to fit individual needs.
Dialysis Services
Nutrition Consultation - Institute for Health and Healing
Either our clinic physician or our nutritionist partners with each patient to create an individual and well balanced nutritional plan. The consultations can focus on significant areas such as foods for maximum energy, allergy related foods and meal planning or weight management. Discussion of current diet fads, specific dietary supplements and an overview of the profound impact of our food choices, coupled with individual patient goals and needs, are the cornerstones of our nutritional counseling.
Institute for Health and Healing
Nutrition Education Consultation - Community Health Resource Center
A Nutritionist/Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetic Educator helps clients modify eating and behavior patterns using guidelines that are intelligent, realistic, and easily assimilated in one's life. Included are issues related to cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, weight, hypertension, and other medical conditions. Individualized eating plans are created as well as referrals to other California Pacific departments and services. Sliding scale from $0 - 80.
Nutrition Counseling
Nutrition Lecture Programs - Community Health Resource Center
Registered Dietitians provide nutritional information lectures to community groups. Topics include nutritional aspects of hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, cholesterol, heart disease reversal, and weight management.
Nutrition Counseling
Oncology: One-on-One Consultations - Radiation Oncology
A one-on-one individualized consultation with a Radiation Oncology RN or a Radiation Oncologist is an available service for patients' educational needs during treatment.
Radiation Oncology
Osteoporosis Program - Women's Health Resource Center
Come to the Women's Health Resource Center to be screened with a bone densitometry ultrasound. In addition to being screened, we encourage you to meet with our nurse practitioner to help interpret your immediate test results, and to discuss osteoporosis prevention and treatment options. An appointment is necessary.
Women's Health Resource Center
Parent Infant Program - Child Development Center
Available under Infant Services (Birth to Age 3 Years) in the Child Development Center at California Pacific Medical Center. This early intervention program for children who are experiencing delay or who are at risk for developmental delay is funded by Golden Gate Regional Center. It assists the parent in understanding their child's unique development and teaches the parent(s) how to maximize their child's developmental potential. Children age birth to 3 years, spend 2-3 hours once a week in a small group setting staffed by an infant educator, a speech/language pathologist, physical ... more
Child Development Center
Personalized Health Research Service - Institute for Health & Healing
The Institute for Health and Healing Center provides individualized health information packets. Printed materials include: a comprehensive overview of your medical condition; treatment options; drug interactions and possible side effects; nutritional healing approaches; and relevant information on Chinese Medicine, bodywork, yoga, Tai Chi, stress reduction, meditation, coping support, and more.
Institute for Health & Healing
Pre-Renal Dialysis/Pre-Education Options - Dialysis Services
Registered Nurse provides one-on-one consult to patients regarding education about kidney failure, treatment options, coping, nutrition, and diet. Instruction includes use of flip chart, video, and discussion. Patients are also given web resources and clinical helpline information.
Dialysis Services
Psychological Assessment and Treatment - Child Development Center
Evaluations of cognitive and emotional development; short term individual/family psychotherapy. Consultations to families on behavior management and child rearing issues.
Child Development Center
School Age Program/Educational Therapy - Child Development Center
For children ages 6-12 years. Assessments of educational achievement, cognitive development, possible learning issues, learning aptitude, handwriting skills, and psychosocial adjustment are offered. Individualized educational therapy is available in 1:1 or group setting for the learning disabled student. Consultations to schools and school visits can be arranged.
Child Development Center
Senior Health Screening Consultations - Community Health Resource Center
Senior Health Screenings are provided by trained staff at senior centers or residences on a regularly scheduled basis. Screenings include blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar (glucose), and osteoporosis. Results are given to patients directly. Patients are encouraged to follow-up with their doctors if results warrant concern.
CHRC
Social Work Consultations for Cancer Patients - Community Health Resource Center
Social worker is assigned to California Pacific Medical Center's Radiation Oncology to provide short term counseling for patients undergoing radiation therapy. Services are also available to all patients with cancer. Assistance and support are provided in the areas of employment, transportation, in-home care, coping, caregiver stress, etc. Referrals to various community and hospital services are provided. No charge to patient for consultation during radiation therapy or breast cancer treatment. Fees for follow-up counseling based upon sliding scale.
CHRC
Social Worker Consultation - Community Health Resource Center
These consultations provide one-on-one settings to assist clients in enhancing coping abilities and developing strategies to deal with depression, anxiety, stress, and medical conditions. Included are assessment, short-term intervention, crisis counseling, referrals to a wide range of community agencies, stress management, and support services. Issues related to insurance, and transition assistance can also be addressed.
Social Worker Consultation
Spiritual Care Consultation - Institute for Health and Healing
The chaplains of California Pacific Medical Center provide our Spiritual Care consultations. They counsel individuals who may feel in need of guidance with regard to their own spiritual direction, or are in a time of personal crisis. In addition, spiritual care can focus spiritual and emotional issues, which can reveal themselves at a time of illness.
Institute for Health and Healing
Travel Clinic - Family Health Center
The Travel Clinic (at the FHC) provides one-on-one counseling for adults and children traveling abroad. All the CDC (Center for Disease Control) recommended immunizations are available, including vaccination for Yellow Fever. All necessary prescription for travel are provided including medications for malaria prophylaxis. The consultation provides medical advice based on individual needs. This is supplemented with continually updated printed information regarding the countries to be visited. Several weeks may be required to complete the needed series of vaccines. Appointments should be ... more
Travel Clinic
Women and Cancer: A Healing Program
This is an ongoing 12-week multidisciplinary program open to all women who have been diagnosed with cancer. It is appropriate for women in active treatment or after treatment has ended. Experience stress reduction. Learn yoga, guided imagery, and the latest information on the healing properties of food. A weekly support group is included. Pre-registration is required. Program is sponsored by the Institute for Health and Healing, The Breast Health Center, and The Women's Health Resource Center.
Women's Health Resource Center
Women's General Health Assessment - Women's Health Resource Center
This one-on-one session with a nurse practitioner includes a comprehensive review of your specific health condition or diagnosis, explanation of your disease process, and a review of your diagnostic test and results. This consultation also includes a discussion of your treatment options, creating a wellness agenda, making healthy food choices, stress management, and exercise programs. Links to services at California Pacific Medical Center and physician referrals is also included: menopause symptom management (HRT and/or complementary medicines), osteoporosis counseling, eating disorders, ... more
Women's Health Resource Center
Info Sheets & Handouts
Abdominal Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide on abdominal surgery provides information about caring for yourself at home after surgery.
Abdominal Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
Abdominal Surgery: Preparing for Surgery
This recovery guide on abdominal surgery covers patients' concerns on pre-registering for surgery, instructions on the night before surgery, and exactly where to go for their surgical procedure.
Abdominal Surgery: Preparing for Surgery
Abdominal Surgery: What to Expect While You Are in the Hospital
This recovery guide on abdominal surgery outlines what patients can expect as they are prepared for surgery, and lists in detail the nursing care provided afterwards.
Abdominal Surgery: What to Expect in the Hospital
Abdominal Ultrasound
This welcome sheet explains an abdominal ultrasound, which uses sound waves to produce images of the abdomen and internal organs.
Abdominal Ultrasound
Adolescent Depression - Women's Health Resource Center
Information about teen depression and ways to seek treatment and support.
Adolescent Depression
After A Cesarean Birth - Women & Infants Center
This page addresses the issues that may arise after a caesarean birth and what you can do to support your recovery while enjoying your newborn.
After A Cesarean Birth
Alzheimer's Disease - Alzheimer's Residential Care
This page describes the symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative disease of the brain. Describes warning signs, such as confusion and memory failure, and ways patients and caregivers can find out more.
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease - Women's Health Resource Center
This page contains facts about the degenerative brain disease commonly known as Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's Disease
Amniocentesis
This welcome sheet describes an amniocentesis, a procedure performed during pregnancy to examine a baby's chromosomes.
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet describes an amniocentesis, a procedure performed during pregnancy to examine a baby's chromosomes.
Amniocentesis (Chinese)
Amniocentesis (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet describes an amniocentesis, a procedure performed during pregnancy to examine a baby's chromosomes.
Amniocentesis (Russian)
Amniocentesis (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet describes an amniocentesis, a procedure performed during pregnancy to examine a baby's chromosomes.
Amniocentesis (Spanish)
Amniotic Fluid / The Bag of Water - Women & Infants Center
Learn about amniotic fluid/the bag of water surrounding your baby in the uterus. Find out how you can tell and what to do when your bag of water breaks.
Amniotic Fluid / The Bag of Water
Angiogram (Arteriogram)
This welcome sheet explains an angiogram, which is a study of selected blood vessels using x-ray technology. Also included is information on what to expect while undergoing the study at California Pacific Medical Center, and how to find additional information about this procedure.
Angiogram (Arteriogram)
Angiogram (Arteriogram) with Angioplasty Procedure
This welcome sheet describes having an angiogram with angioplasty. Angioplasty is a procedure used to treat blockages in the blood vessels, and may be performed at the time of an angiogram. Also included is what patients can expect while undergoing the procedure, and where to obtain additional information.
Angiogram (Arteriogram) with Angioplasty Procedure
Angiogram (Arteriogram): Caring for Yourself at Home
This welcome sheet includes information on how to care for yourself at home following an angiogram (arteriogram) procedure.
Angiogram (Arteriogram): Caring for Yourself at Home
Antepartum Testing Center - Women & Children's Center
This page describes different tests that your doctor may order during your pregnancy to ensure the safety of you and the baby.
Antepartum Testing Center
Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes specific information about osteo and rheumatoid arthritis and lists ways to help manage the symptoms associated with these conditions.
Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease
Asian Food Guide for Meal Planning
A guide for planning meals made up of Asian food choices.
Asian Food Guide for Meal Planning
Asthma: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide includes information about caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities; danger signs to watch for; what you can do to help yourself; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
Asthma: Caring for Yourself at Home
Asthma: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
This recovery guide includes information on what to expect while you are a patient at California Pacific Medical Center, diagnosed with asthma. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects, daily activities; any medical tests; pain and comfort management; what you can do to help yourself; and getting more information about your diagnosis.
Asthma: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
Autoimmune Hepatitis - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This page includes information on autoimmune subtypes, treatment, side effects, and the prognosis of autoimmune hepatitis.
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Automated Visual Field Test
This welcome sheet provides an overview of an Automated Visual Field test, an important test in the diagnosis of many eye disorders, especially glaucoma.
Automated Visual Field Test
Axial Eye Length Biometry
This welcome sheet explains what to expect before, during and after an Axial Eye Length Biometry, a procedure that uses sound waves to measure the length of the eye and the thickness of structures inside the eye.
Axial Eye Length Biometry
Bariatric Surgery
This welcome sheet explains bariatric surgery, a surgical procedure of the stomach and/or intestines to promote weight loss for individuals who are considered morbidly obese.
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Learn about California Pacific's bariatric surgery program.
Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Bathing - Women & Infants Center
A helpful handout identifying specific supplies and positions to use when bathing your baby.
Bathing Your Baby
Birth Certificate Information and Social Security Number - Women & Infants Center
This page explains the procedures to follow in order to ensure proper state Birth Registry for your child.
Birth Certificate Information and Social Security Number
Birth Control - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about a variety of birth control methods and what you can do to make informed birth control decisions.
Birth Control
Blood Test
This welcome sheet informs you about the blood drawing process, including how to prepare, where to go and when to expect the results of a blood test.
Blood Test
Blood Tests for Newborns - Women & Infants Center
A list of newborn screening tests that are required in the state of California.
Blood Tests for Newborns
Blood Transfusion
This welcome sheet explains where to go for a blood transfusion, what to expect during the procedure, and what to watch out for after going home.
Blood Transfusion
Bottle-Feeding Tips - Women & Infants Center
Helpful information for bottle-feeding your new baby to ensure healthy growth and development.
Tips for Bottle-Feeding
Brain Injury: Tips for Improving Communication With Someone After A Brain Injury - Speech-Language Pathology
Important strategies to use to communicate with a loved one who is having a difficult time talking after a brain injury.
Tips for Improving Communication with Someone After a Brain Injury
Breast Calcifications - Breast Health Center
Information sheet discusses how clinicians evaluate calcifications commonly found in the breast. Includes facts on mammography and biopsy.
Breast Calcifications
Breast Cancer - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about different types of breast cancer and ways to lower your risk.
Breast Cancer
Breast Cysts - Breast Health Center
This page provides answers to some commonly asked questions about breast cyst evaluation and treatment.
Breast Cysts
Breast Lumps and Lumpy Breast - Breast Health Center
Fact Sheet on breast lumps and the importance of routine breast self-examination.
Breast Lumps and Lumpy Breast
Breast Milk Collection & Storage in the Newborn Intensive Care Nursery - Women and Infants Center
Handout contains information about care of equipment, and how to pump, store & transport breast milk.
Breast Milk Collection & Storage
Breast Pain - Breast Health Center
Info-sheet about breast pain, its causes, and ways to reduce discomfort.
Breast Pain
Breast Self-Examination (BSE) - Breast Health Center
Illustrated handout provides step-by-step instructions on performing breast self-examination (BSE).
Breast Self Examination
Breastfeeding - Women & Infants Center
This page discusses the benefits of breastfeeding for both, baby and Mom.
Introduction to Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Frequency - Women & Infants Center
This page contains information on how often to breastfeed, length of feeding, when to call a lactation consultant, breastfeeding twins or triplets, and when a baby is unable to breastfeed.
Breastfeeding Frequency
Breastfeeding Problem Solving Guide - Women & Infants Center
This page addresses commonly asked questions regarding breastfeeding.
FAQ on Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Techniques - Women & Infants Center
Helpful, healthy ways to ensure the most comfort and satisfaction from breastfeeding for both baby and mom.
Breastfeeding Techniques
Breastfeeding: Common Problems and Concerns - Women & Infants Center
This page addresses possible challenges that may occur when breastfeeding and how to prevent/treat them.
Common Problems & Concerns About Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding: How Milk is Produced - Women & Infants Center
This page provides background information describing how milk is naturally produced in the female body, the different types of breast milk, and how to use them to obtain the highest level of nutrients when breastfeeding your baby.
How Milk is Produced
Breath Support for Speech/Voice - Speech Language Pathology
Handout describes breathing exercises for breath support and good speech. Exercises help to maintain air supply while minimizing strain on the larynx when talking.
Breath Support for Speech/Voice
Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Patient Education
This comprehensive guide lists cancer-related resources at California Pacific Medical Center, such as patient education handouts, support groups, specialized programs, educational consultations, and more.
Cancer: Patient Education
Capsule Endoscopy - Interventional Endoscopy
Handout describes a capsule endoscopy which utilizes a wireless swallowable video camera to perform painless endoscopic imaging of the small intestine. Other topics include: how the capsule moves through the GI tract, the risks involved, and case studies.
Capsule Endoscopy
Carbohydrate (CHO) Food Choices
This welcome sheet lists a variety of foods and their carbohydrate content.
Carbohydrate Food Choices
Carbohydrate (CHO) Food Choices (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet lists a variety of foods and their carbohydrate content.
Carbohydrate Food Choices (Chinese)
Carbohydrate (CHO) Food Choices (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet lists a variety of foods and their carbohydrate content.
Carbohydrate Food Choices (Russian)
Carbohydrate (CHO) Food Choices (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet lists a variety of foods and their carbohydrate content.
Carbohydrate Food Choices (Spanish)
Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
This handout describes Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). A cardiac catheterization and a coronary angiogram are done to study the structure of the arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle and to evaluate the function of the main pumping chamber of your heart. PCI is a treatment procedure that unblocks narrowed coronary arteries without performing surgery. Also included is what patients can expect while undergoing the procedure, and where to obtain additional information.
Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Angiogram, and PCI
Cardiac Exercise Stress Test
This non-invasive test studies electrocardiographic (EKG/ECG) changes that may show a decrease in blood flow to your heart muscle during stress (such as exercise).
Regular Cardiac Exercise Stress Test
Cardiac Stress Test - Nuclear MPI with Dipyridamole (Persantine®)
This welcome sheet provides an overview of a Cardiac Stress Test with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI), a non-invasive test to study the blood flow to your heart during stress and at rest.
Cardiac Stress Test - Nuclear MPI with Dipyridamole
Cardiac Stress Test - Nuclear MPI with Exercise
This non-invasive test studies blood flow to your heart during stress (such as exercise) and at rest.
Cardiac Stress Test - Nuclear MPI with Exercise
Cardiomyopathy - Heart Failure & Transplantation
This page explains the three types of cardiomyopathy and the medical options used to treat this condition.
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular Disease - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about the development of cardiovascular disease and what you can do to lower your risk.
Cardiovascular Disease
Care of the Uncircumcised Penis - Women & Infants Center
This page includes information on the care of an uncircumcised newborn.
Care of the Uncircumcised Penis
Caring for Your New Baby - Women & Infants Center
This page outlines the various ways to diaper your baby.
Caring for Your New Baby
Cerclage - Women & Infants Center
This page includes information about how to care for yourself at home following a cervical cerclage, including medication instructions and follow-up care.
After Your Cerclage
Cervical Incompetence and Cerclage: Before Your Procedure - Women & Infants Center
Handout discusses the high-risk condition of pregnancy called cervical incompetence and the surgical treatment known as cervical cerclage.
Cervical Incompetence and Cerclage
Cesarean Birth
A cesarean birth (C-Section) is an abdominal operation performed to deliver a baby when a vaginal delivery is not possible or safe. Find out how to prepare for a c-section and what to expect on the day of the operation and when you go home.
Your Scheduled Cesarean Birth
Chemotherapy
This welcome sheet explains what to expect when receiving chemotherapy, a treatment option that uses medications to treat cancer, at California Pacific Medical Center.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains what to expect when receiving chemotherapy, a treatment option that uses medications to treat cancer, at California Pacific Medical Center.
Chemotherapy (Chinese)
Chemotherapy (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains what to expect when receiving chemotherapy, a treatment option that uses medications to treat cancer, at California Pacific Medical Center.
Chemotherapy (Russian)
Chemotherapy (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains what to expect when receiving chemotherapy, a treatment option that uses medications to treat cancer, at California Pacific Medical Center.
Chemotherapy (Spanish)
Childbirth: Sex and Contraception - Women & Infants Center
This page describes physical changes, emotional adjustment, and common methods of birth control after childbirth.
Sex and Contraception Following Childbirth
Childbirth: What to Bring to the Hospital - Women & Infants Center
A comprehensive list detailing what items to bring with you in order to ensure a comfortable stay at California Pacific Medical Center.
What to Bring to the Hospital for Birth and After
Cholecystectomy (Needlescopic) - Minimally Invasive Surgery
This page describes a needlescopic cholecystectomy, a surgical technique used in gallbladder removal. Other topics include: how the procedure is done, the risks involved, recovery time, and a case study.
Needlescopic Cholecystectomy
Cholesterol
This welcome sheet is an introduction to cholesterol and how it functions in the body. Different types of fats are identified, along with information on which ones to avoid.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet is an introduction to cholesterol and how it functions in the body. Different types of fats are identified, along with information on which ones to avoid.
Cholesterol (Chinese)
Cholesterol (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet is an introduction to cholesterol and how it functions in the body. Different types of fats are identified, along with information on which ones to avoid.
Cholesterol (Russian)
Cholesterol (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet is an introduction to cholesterol and how it functions in the body. Different types of fats are identified, along with information on which ones to avoid.
Cholesterol (Spanish)
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
This is a welcome sheet on having a chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a procedure performed during pregnancy to examine fetal chromosomes.
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Circumcised Penis - Women & Infants Center
This page describes ways to care for your newborn after circumcision.
Care of the Circumcised Penis
Circumcision - Women & Infants Center
This page addresses the decision of circumcision and how to care for your baby boy after this procedure.
Circumcision
Cirrhosis of the Liver
This welcome sheet discusses the signs and symptoms of abnormal liver function associated with cirrhosis, a disease affecting the liver.
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Cirrhosis of the Liver (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet discusses the signs and symptoms of abnormal liver function associated with cirrhosis, a disease affecting the liver.
Cirrhosis of the Liver (Russian)
Colonoscopy
This welcome sheet explains a colonoscopy, a procedure used to find, evaluate, and treat abnormalities in the colon. Also included is important information on what a patient can expect to experience while undergoing this test at California Pacific Medical Center.
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains a colonoscopy, a procedure used to find, evaluate, and treat abnormalities in the colon. Also included is important information on what a patient can expect to experience while undergoing this test at California Pacific Medical Center.
Colonoscopy (Chinese)
Colonoscopy (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains a colonoscopy, a procedure used to find, evaluate, and treat abnormalities in the colon. Also included is important information on what a patient can expect to experience while undergoing this test at California Pacific Medical Center.
Colonoscopy (Russian)
Colonoscopy (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains a colonoscopy, a procedure used to find, evaluate, and treat abnormalities in the colon. Also included is important information on what a patient can expect to experience while undergoing this test at California Pacific Medical Center.
Colonoscopy (Spanish)
Colorectal Cancer - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes facts about colorectal cancer.
Colorectal Cancer
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - Heart Failure & Transplantation
This page describes the causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of congestive heart failure.
Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide includes information about caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities; danger signs to watch for; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
CHF: Caring for Yourself at Home
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
This recovery guide includes information on what to expect while you are a patient at California Pacific Medical Center, diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects; daily activities; any medical tests; pain and comfort management; what you can do to help yourself; and getting more information about your diagnosis.
CHF: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home
Find out ways to keep a heart-healthy lifestyle.
CHF: Tips for Managing at Home
Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Chinese)
Chinese version - Find out ways to keep a heart-healthy lifestyle.
CHF: Tips for Managing at Home (Chinese)
Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Russian)
Russian version - Find out ways to keep a heart-healthy lifestyle.
CHF: Tips for Managing at Home (Russian)
Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Spanish)
Spanish version - Find out ways to keep a heart-healthy lifestyle.
CHF: Tips for Managing at Home (Spanish)
Congestive Heart Failure: Tips for Managing at Home (Tagalog)
Tagalog version - Find out ways to keep a heart-healthy lifestyle.
CHF: Tips for Managing at Home (Tagalog)
Congestive Heart Failure: Your Guide to Recovery (Chinese)
Chinese version - This recovery guide on congestive heart failure includes information on what to expect at California Pacific Medical Center, and also on caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital.
CHF: Guide to Recovery (Chinese)
Congestive Heart Failure: Your Guide to Recovery (Russian)
Russian version - This recovery guide on congestive heart failure includes information on what to expect at California Pacific Medical Center, and also on caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital.
CHF: Guide to Recovery (Russian)
Congestive Heart Failure: Your Guide to Recovery (Spanish)
Spanish version - This recovery guide on congestive heart failure includes information on what to expect at California Pacific Medical Center, and also on caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital.
CHF: Guide to Recovery (Spanish)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide includes information about caring for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital following a coronary artery bypass graft and heart valve surgery. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities, danger signs to watch for; what you can do to help yourself; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
CABG & Heart Valve Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery: Preparing for Your Surgery
This recovery guide includes information about preparing for your coronary artery bypass graft and heart valve surgery. Topics include: medicines; pre-admissions appointment; instructions the day before surgery, as well as the day of surgery; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
CABG & Heart Valve Surgery: Preparing for Your Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) & Heart Valve Surgery: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
This recovery guide includes information on what to expect while you are a patient at California Pacific Medical Center during your coronary artery bypass graft and heart valve surgery. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects; daily activities; any medical tests; pain and comfort management, what you can do to help yourself; and getting more information about your diagnosis.
CABG & Heart Valve Surgery: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
Coronary Heart Disease - Heart Failure & Transplantation
Discover the risk factors and causes of coronary heart disease.
Coronary Heart Disease
Coumadin (Chinese)
Chinese version - A patient's guide to Coumadin (warfarin), a blood thinner medication that prevents blood clotting.
Coumadin (Chinese)
Coumadin (Russian)
Russian version - A patient's guide to Coumadin (warfarin), a blood thinner medication that prevents blood clotting.
Coumadin (Russian)
Coumadin (Spanish)
Spanish version - A patient's guide to Coumadin (warfarin), a blood thinner medication that prevents blood clotting.
Coumadin (Spanish)
Coumadin (warfarin)
A patient's guide to Coumadin (warfarin), a blood thinner medication that prevents blood clotting.
Coumadin (warfarin)
Cryoglobulinemia - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Cryoglobulinemia is a medical term used to describe a disease related to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This page describes the disease process & treatment of cryoglobulinemia.
Cryoglobulinemia
CT Scan
This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for a CT scan (Computed Tomography) at California Pacific Medical Center.
CT Scan
CT Scan (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for a CT scan (Computed Tomography) at California Pacific Medical Center.
CT Scan (Chinese)
CT Scan (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for a CT scan (Computed Tomography) at California Pacific Medical Center.
CT Scan (Russian)
CT Scan (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for a CT scan (Computed Tomography) at California Pacific Medical Center.
CT Scan (Spanish)
Diabetes
This comprehensive guide has important skills for adults living with diabetes, including healthy eating, monitoring, taking medications safely and more.
Adults Living with Diabetes
Diabetes Diet Sample Menu
A sample menu providing options for a diabetic diet.
Sample Menu for Diabetes Management
Diabetes Management Schedule Worksheet
A worksheet for planning and scheduling when to test blood, take diabetes medication and plan a healthy meal menu.
Diabetes Management Schedule Worksheet
Diabetes Management: Dietary Guidelines
This welcome sheet contains general dietary guidelines for diabetes self-management. Topics include: what type of foods turn into blood sugar, what foods contain carbohydrate, and nutritional tips for managing diabetes.
Dietary Guidelines for Diabetes
Diabetes Management: Dietary Guidelines (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet contains general dietary guidelines for diabetes self-management. Topics include: what type of foods turn into blood sugar, what foods contain carbohydrate, and nutritional tips for managing diabetes.
Dietary Guidelines for Diabetes (Chinese)
Diabetes Management: Dietary Guidelines (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet contains general dietary guidelines for diabetes self-management. Topics include: what type of foods turn into blood sugar, what foods contain carbohydrate, and nutritional tips for managing diabetes.
Dietary Guidelines for Diabetes (Russian)
Diabetes Management: Dietary Guidelines (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet contains general dietary guidelines for diabetes self-management. Topics include: what type of foods turn into blood sugar, what foods contain carbohydrate, and nutritional tips for managing diabetes.
Dietary Guidelines for Diabetes (Spanish)
Diabetes Management: Sample Menu
This welcome sheet is a sample menu displaying food choices for diabetes management.
Sample Menu for Diabetes Management
Diabetes Management: Sample Menu (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet is a sample menu displaying food choices for diabetes management.
Sample Menu for Diabetes Management (Chinese)
Diabetes Management: Sample Menu (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet is a sample menu displaying food choices for diabetes management.
Sample Menu for Diabetes Management (Russian)
Diabetes Management: Sample Menu (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet is a sample menu displaying food choices for diabetes management.
Sample Menu for Diabetes Management (Spanish)
Diabetes Management: Understanding a Food Label
This welcome sheet contains important information about reading a food label for diabetes self-management.
Understanding a Food Label
Diabetes Management: Understanding a Food Label (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet contains important information about reading a food label for diabetes self-management.
Understanding a Food Label (Chinese)
Diabetes Management: Understanding a Food Label (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet contains important information about reading a food label for diabetes self-management.
Understanding a Food Label (Russian)
Diabetes Management: Understanding a Food Label (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet contains important information about reading a food label for diabetes self-management.
Understanding a Food Label (Spanish)
Diagnostic B-Scan Echographic Exam
This welcome sheet explains what to expect before, during, and after a diagnostic B-scan, an important diagnostic test in the evaluation of the inside of the eye for diabetes, and a variety of other eye disorders.
Diagnostic B-Scan Echographic Exam
Dialysis Catheter
This welcome sheet explains how to care for your dialysis catheter, a tube which a doctor places into a large blood vessel to access your bloodstream so your blood can be cleaned by the dialysis machine (artificial kidney).
Your Dialysis Catheter
Dietary Fiber
This welcome sheet explains the benefits of eating fiber, as well as tips to add fiber to your diet.
Dietary Fiber
Domestic Violence - Women's Health Resource Center
This page details myths about domestic violence and ways to seek help and support.
Domestic Violence
Doula Guidelines - Women & Infants Center
This page includes guidelines if you are considering hiring a Doula (birth attendant) to offer you extra emotional support and coaching during the birth process. These guidelines are important to share with your Doula.
Doula Guidelines
Eating Disorders - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about anorexia and bulimia, warning signs of eating disorders, and ways to seek help and support.
Eating Disorders
Echocardiogram
This welcome sheet explains an echocardiogram, commonly known as an "echo," a non-invasive test to evaluate the structure and motion of heart function, heart valves, and blood flow through the heart.
Echocardiogram
Elder Abuse - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about the different types of elder abuse and other important warning signs.
Elder Abuse
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
This welcome sheet explains an electrocardiogram, also known as an EKG, a non-invasive test to evaluate the electrical activity of your heart.
Electrocardiogram
Encephalopathy
This welcome sheet includes an outline of evaluation methods and treatment for encephalopathy, a change in your mental condition in which toxins that normally circulate in the blood stream are not cleared properly by the liver and result in altered brain function.
Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet includes an outline of evaluation methods and treatment for encephalopathy, a change in your mental condition in which toxins that normally circulate in the blood stream are not cleared properly by the liver and result in altered brain function.
Encephalopathy (Russian)
Endometriosis - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about endometriosis and resources available for women with this health condition.
Endometriosis
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This page defines ERCP, a diagnostic test used to evaluate abdominal pain, inflammation of the pancreas, gallstones, or blockage in the bile ducts of the liver.
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Expressing and Storing Breast Milk - Women & Infants Center
Suggestions for how and when to express breast milk.
Expressing and Storing Breast Milk
Fatty Liver (Steatosis or Steatohepatitis) - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Diagnosis and treatment of fatty liver disease highlighted in this handout.
Fatty Liver
Feeding Children (General Guidelines) - Pediatrics
This page includes suggestions for making mealtimes and snacks a healthy, pleasant experience for children.
General Guidelines for Feeding Children
Feeding Children (Helpful Hints) - Pediatrics
This page includes helpful hints for feeding children.
Helpful Hints for Feeding Children
Feeding Toddlers: Points to Remember - Pediatrics
This page includes information on serving guidelines and helpful hints on feeding toddlers.
Feeding Toddlers: Points to Remember
Fetal Development - Women & Infants Center
This page highlights the stages of growth in the fetus.
Fetal Development
Fetal Monitoring - Women & Infants Center
Discover the different ways the fetus can be monitored during pregnancy.
Fetal Monitoring
Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
This welcome sheet covers topics such as how to schedule and pre-register for your biopsy, the limitations of this procedure, and what to expect during and after the procedure.
Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Fluorescein Angiogram of the Eye
A welcome sheet about having a fluorescein angiogram of the eye, a test done to study the retinal blood vessels and circulation in the eye.
Fluorescein Angiogram of the Eye
Fluorescein Angiogram of the Eye (Russian)
Russian version - A welcome sheet about having a fluorescein angiogram of the eye, a test done to study the retinal blood vessels and circulation in the eye.
Fluorescein Angiogram of the Eye (Russian)
Fluoroquinolones: Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
This page describes important food and nutrition information when you are taking Fluoroquinolones: (Cipro, Noroxin, Floxin,) Levaquin. Fluoroquinolones are used to treat infection.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Fluoroquinolones
Food and Drug Interactions Worksheet - Pharmacy
This page provides general information about a variety of food and drug interactions.
Food and Drug Interactions Worksheet
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Older Children - Pediatrics
This page describes gastroesophageal reflux, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Older Children
GI Bleed: Your Care In the Hospital and at Home
This recovery guide explains what to expect as a patient diagnosed with GI bleed during your stay at California Pacific Medical Center, as well as your care at home. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects; daily activities; any medical tests; diet; pain and comfort management; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
GI Bleed
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Screening
Learn about the screening test for Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a type of bacteria that can cause illness in newborn babies.
GBS Screening
Gynecological Cancers - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about cancers of the female reproductive system and what you can do to help yourself.
Gynecological Cancers
Health and Safety Passport
This booklet is a personal record of your health history and care received, and is to be used as a reference for medical visits with your primary care physician, as well as other health care providers attending to your needs.
Health and Safety Passport
Heart Attack - Myocardial Infarction (MI)
This welcome sheet explains what a heart attack is, tests and procedures you might have, as well as useful resources at California Pacific Medical Center.
Heart Attack
Heart Attack - Myocardial Infarction (MI): Your Guide to Recovery
This recovery guide explains how a heart attack occurs, risk factors to know about, and danger signals to watch for. You can also learn about tests you can take to evaluate your heart.
Heart Attack - Your Guide to Recovery
Heart Attack: Your Guide to Recovery (Chinese)
Chinese version - This recovery guide explains how a heart attack occurs, risk factors to know about, and danger signals to watch for. You can also learn about tests you can take to evaluate your heart.
Heart Attack (Chinese)
Heart Attack: Your Guide to Recovery (Russian)
Russian version - This recovery guide explains how a heart attack occurs, risk factors to know about, and danger signals to watch for. You can also learn about tests you can take to evaluate your heart.
Heart Attack (Russian)
Heart Attack: Your Guide to Recovery (Spanish)
Spanish version - This recovery guide explains how a heart attack occurs, risk factors to know about, and danger signals to watch for. You can also learn about tests you can take to evaluate your heart.
Heart Attack (Spanish)
Heart Disease & Transplant: Online Resources - Heart Failure & Transplantation
This page provides links to various heart disease and transplant organizations on the world wide web. Web sites in Spanish are included.
Online Resources for Heart Disease & Transplantation
Heart Evaluation Process - Heart Failure & Transplantation
Find out the process for having your heart evaluated at California Pacific Medical Center. Learn the medical procedures and tests and meet the heart team.
Heart Evaluation Process
Heart Failure & Transplantation - Organ Donation Process
An overview of how hearts are obtained and donated to transplant patients.
The Organ Donation Process
Heart Failure & Transplantation Glossary and Definitions - Heart Failure & Transplantation
This is a glossary of common terms specific to heart disease.
Heart Disease Glossary
Heart Transplant Overview - Heart Failure & Transplantation
Highlighted are the key components of having heart transplant surgery at California Pacific Medical Center. Includes important procedures to be aware of before, during, and after heart transplantation.
Heart Transplant Overview
Heart Transplant Patient Workbook - Heart Failure & Transplantation
A workbook designed to assist patients in working with the members of their heart transplant team. Learn the roles of the cardiologist, surgeon, nurse coordinator, dietician, social worker, and other staff, as well as important questions for patients to ask.
Heart Transplant Patient Workbook
Hepatitis A - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This page contains information on the causes, transmission, vaccination, and treatment of Hepatitis A.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This page includes information on the transmission, vaccination, screening for vaccination or infection, and treatment of Hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C - Frequently Asked Questions
This is a list of frequently asked questions about hepatitis C, a virus that causes chronic inflammation of the liver and liver disease.
FAQ on Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - Frequently Asked Questions (Chinese)
Chinese version - This is a list of frequently asked questions about hepatitis C, a virus that causes chronic inflammation of the liver and liver disease.
FAQ on Hepatitis C (Chinese)
Hepatitis C - Frequently Asked Questions (Russian)
Russian version - This is a list of frequently asked questions about hepatitis C, a virus that causes chronic inflammation of the liver and liver disease.
FAQ on Hepatitis C (Russian)
Hepatitis C - Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish)
Spanish version - This is a list of frequently asked questions about hepatitis C, a virus that causes chronic inflammation of the liver and liver disease.
FAQ on Hepatitis C (Spanish)
Hepatitis C - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that causes chronic inflammation of the liver and liver disease. This page provides multiple links to information about the disease such as transmission, diagnostic testing, medications, and treatment.
Hepatitis C: Questions and Answers
Hepatitis D - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This page includes information on the transmission, clinical features, co-infection, geographic distribution, and prevention of Hepatitis D.
Hepatitis D
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Guidelines
New guidelines for high blood pressure from Healthwise, a searchable database of health information.
New High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Guidelines
High Calorie Food Ideas - Pediatrics
Information on high calorie food ideas using fruits and vegetables, starches, and protein-rich foods.
High Calorie Food Ideas
High-Risk Pregnancy - Women & Infants Center
Learn more about high-risk conditions of pregnancy such as diabetes, preterm labor, high blood pressure, and cervical cerclage.
High-Risk Pregnancy Program
Hip Replacement Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide explains how to care for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital following total hip replacement surgery. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities; danger signs to watch for; what you can do to help yourself; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
Hip Replacement: Caring for Yourself at Home
Hip Replacement Surgery: Prepare for Your Surgery
This recovery guide explains how to prepare for your total hip replacement surgery. Topics include: hip strengthening exercises; instructions the day before surgery, as well as, the day of surgery; preparing your home; and obtaining more information about diagnosis.
Hip Replacement: Prepare for Your Surgery
Hip Replacement Surgery: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
This recovery guide explains what to expect while you are a patient at California Pacific Medical Center during your total hip replacement surgery. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects; daily activities; any medical tests; pain and comfort management; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
Hip Replacement: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
Hydrogen Breath Test for Lactose Intolerance - Pediatrics
This page explains lactose deficiency and the hydrogen breath test used to measure lactose intolerance.
Hydrogen Breath Test for Lactose Intolerance
ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
This welcome sheet explains the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a unit in the hospital where seriously ill patients are cared for by specially trained staff.
What is the ICU?
Induced Labor - Women & Infants Center
Learn the reasons why your physician or midwife may suggest inducing labor.
Induced Labor
Induction of Labor - Women & Infants Center
This page includes information and instructions regarding your scheduled induction of labor.
Your Induction of Labor
Infant Security at California Pacific Medical Center - Women & Infants Center
The staff at California Pacific Medical Center shares the responsibility of protecting your infant with you. This page provides basic guidelines regarding infant security.
Infant Security at California Pacific Medical Center
Infants: Spitting Up (Regurgitation, Reflux or GER) - Pediatrics
This page provides a description of regurgitation or reflux, causes, symptoms and treatment, medications, and home care.
Spitting Up By Infants
Infertility - Women's Health Resource Center
This page includes information about infertility and ways to obtain treatment.
Infertility
Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome
This welcome sheet explains an integrated screening, which is a test for Down syndrome available to pregnant women of all ages.
Integrated Screening
Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains an integrated screening, a test for Down syndrome available to pregnant women of all ages.
Integrated Screening (Chinese)
Integrated Screening for Down Syndrome (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains an integrated screening, a test for Down syndrome available to pregnant women of all ages.
Integrated Screening (Spanish)
Integrative Medicine
This welcome sheet explains Integrative Medicine, a broad, multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to medical care that blends conventional medical treatment with complementary healing strategies.
Integrative Medicine
Isoniazid: Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
This page describes important food and nutrition information when taking the drug Isoniazid (Nydrazid). Isoniazid is a medication used to treat tuberculosis.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Isoniazid
Kick Counts
A simple way to check your baby's well-being is to pay attention to how much your baby is moving. Follow these instructions on counting your baby's movement.
Kick Counts
Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation - Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
This page describes the process and procedures involved in the kidney/pancreas transplantation process, the pancreas and its function, candidates for transplantation, and the surgery.
Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation - Organizations and Online Resources
Provides links to various kidney, kidney/pancreas disease and transplant organizations on the world wide web. Web sites in Spanish are included.
Organizations & Online Resources for Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Kidney Donation Process: Where Kidneys Come From - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
An overview of how kidney organs are obtained and donated to transplant patients.
The Donation Process: Where Kidneys Come From
Kidney Transplant Glossary and Definitions - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
This is a glossary of common terms specific to kidney and pancreas disease.
Kidney Transplant Glossary
Kidney Transplant Surgery - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Highlighted here are the key components of having kidney, kidney/pancreas surgery at California Pacific Medical Center. Includes procedures to be aware of before, during, and after kidney transplantation.
Kidney Transplant Surgery
Kidney Transplantation
This welcome sheet is an overview of kidney transplantation at California Pacific Medical Center, including kidney failure, treatment options and procedures to be aware of before, during, and after kidney transplantation.
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet is an overview of kidney transplantation at California Pacific Medical Center, including kidney failure, treatment options and procedures to be aware of before, during, and after kidney transplantation.
Kidney Transplantation (Spanish)
Kidneys and Kidney Disease General Information - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Learn the normal function of the kidneys in the body and what happens in the cases kidney disease and failure.
Kidneys and Kidney Disease
Knee Replacement Surgery: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide explains how to care for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital following total knee replacement surgery. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities; danger signs to watch for; what you can do to help yourself; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
Knee Replacement: Caring for Yourself at Home
Knee Replacement Surgery: Preparing for Your Surgery
This recovery guide explains how to prepare for your total knee replacement surgery. Topics include: medicines; pre-admissions appointment; instructions the day before surgery, as well as the day of surgery; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
Knee Replacement: Preparing for Your Surgery
Knee Replacement Surgery: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
This recovery guide explains what to expect during your total knee replacement surgery at California Pacific Medical Center. Topics include: your length of stay; medicines and their side effects; daily activities; any medical tests; pain and comfort management; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
Knee Replacement: What to Expect While You are in the Hospital
Labor Contractions - Women & Infants Center
Find out what you need to know about labor contractions.
Labor Contractions
Labor Induction
Labor induction is labor that is started with medicines which begin the process of childbirth.
Labor Induction
Labor Instructions - Women & Infants Center
Learn what you need to know about the labor process.
Labor Instructions
Labor: Second Stage/Pushing - Women & Infants Center
Learn about the second stage of labor.
Labor: Second Stage/Pushing
Labor: Suggestions for the Partner - Women & Children's Center
Find out ways you can participate in the birth experience as a labor partner.
Suggestions for the Labor Partner
Labor: The Stages of Labor - Women & Infants Center
Learn about the four stages of childbirth.
The Stages of Labor
Labor: Tools for Labor - Women & Infants Center
Here's an outline of the several natural tools you can to use to help you through the labor process.
Tools for Labor
Labor: Variations - Women & Infants Center
Handout describes the variations of labor and provides suggestions for what you can do to make it a more comfortable experience.
Variations of Labor
Lactose-Free Diet Guidelines - Pediatrics
Handout describes guidelines to use to follow a lactose-free diet. Includes list of foods to avoid in the various food groups.
Lactose-Free Diet Guidelines
Laminectomy
Learn more about having a laminectomy (spine decompression) surgical procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Laminectomy
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy - Minimally Invasive Surgery
This procedure profile describes a laparoscopic adrenalectomy, a surgical procedure used for the removal of adrenal glands. Additional topics include: why and how the procedure is performed, the risks involved, and case studies.
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
An introduction to laparoscopic nephrectomy as a surgical technique used to enhance the live-donor procedure.
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
Laparoscopic Surgery - Minimally Invasive Surgery
Handout describes laparoscopic surgery and the appropriate medical conditions that are best treated with this minimally invasive procedure.
Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures
Lesbian Health - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about lesbian health.
Lesbian Health
Liver Biopsy
A liver biopsy is a procedure performed to obtain a sample of liver tissue for examination under a microscope. This welcome sheet describes what to expect when having a liver biopsy procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Liver Biopsy
Liver Biopsy - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Liver biopsy is a test performed to evaluate liver damage and/or disease. Handout defines the procedure for patients.
Liver Biopsy
Liver Cancer - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
This overview of liver cancer covers who's at risk, screening, signs, tests, treatment options, and more.
An Overview of Liver Cancer
Liver Disease Advances and Clinical Research - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Information on hepatitis and other liver clinical research studies currently being conducted by the Liver Disease Management & Transplantation clinical team. Included are details on hepatitis B & C trials, acute esophageal bleeding, and liver cancer studies.
Advances and Clinical Research
Liver Transplantation
The goals of California Pacific Medical Center's Liver Transplant Program are to prolong life and improve the quality of life for patients with liver disease who have no alternative medical or surgical therapies.
Liver Transplantation
Liver: How the Liver Works - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Handout describes the various functions of the liver, the second largest organ in the body. Topics include: blood circulation and filtration, bile production and fat metabolism, blood sugar regulation, toxin removal, and liver enzyme synthesis
How the Liver Works
Liver: Living With Your New Liver (Patient Manual) - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Manual includes patient information on living with a new liver, the transplant surgery, hospital recovery, medications, rejection/infection, and preparing to care for yourself at home.
Living With Your New Liver
Living Donation - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Explores the multiple aspects involved in the decision-making process concerning living kidney organ donations.
Living Kidney Donation
Lumbar Puncture
This welcome sheet explains a lumbar puncture procedure, also known as a spinal tap, which is a diagnostic test performed to collect a sample of the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Lumbar Puncture
Maternity Pre-Registration Form - Women's Health Resource Center
An online form to pre-register for maternity registration at California Pacific Medical Center.
Maternity Pre-Registration Form - California Pacific Medical Center
Medication and Vaccinations - Women & Infants Center
This page identifies specific vaccinations to consider for your baby, as well as when to arrange for them.
Medications and Vaccinations
Metabolic Syndrome
This welcome sheet describes metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that increases your chance of type 2 diabetes, heart attack, and stroke.
Metabolic Syndrome
Methotrexate - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Handout includes information about the medication, Methotrexate, used to treat Hepatitis C virus.
Methotrexate
Microdiscectomy
This welcome sheet explains microdiscectomy, a spinal surgical procedure performed to remove the part of the disc that impinges on the spinal nerve(s).
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgery: A Guide to Your Recovery
Microsurgery is the sewing together of nerves, tendons, or blood vessels to correct an injury, disease, or congenital defect. Microsurgery makes it possible to reattach digits (fingers, toes), hands, and other body parts. Whether you have come to use for emergency microsurgery or for elective reconstructive surgery, you will probably have questions about your treatment plan. This handout was designed to answer many of these questions and to help ensure your healthy recovery.
Microsurgery: A Guide to Your Recovery
Milk Protein-Free Diet - Pediatrics
A list of various food groups and foods for children who need to follow a milk protein-free diet.
Milk Protein-Free Diet
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI): Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
Handout describes important food and nutrition information when taking Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: Phenelzine (Nardil), Tranylcypromine (Parnate), Isocarboxazid (Marplan), or Procarbazine (Matulane). These medications are used to treat depression or Parkinson's Disease.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)
Month by Month Pregnancy Guide - Women & Infants Center
A month by month guide to help you plan for some of the body changes that occur with pregnancy.
Month by Month Pregnancy Guide
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Find out how to schedule and prepare for an MRI at California Pacific Medical Center.
MRI
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - Chinese
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for an MRI at California Pacific Medical Center.
MRI (Chinese)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - Russian
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for an MRI at California Pacific Medical Center.
MRI (Russian)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - Spanish
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains how to schedule and prepare for an MRI at California Pacific Medical Center.
MRI (Spanish)
MRI Breast Biopsy
This welcome sheet explains what you can expect during an MRI breast biopsy and how to take care of yourself at home after the procedure.
MRI Breast Biopsy
My List of Medications
This card, which you can fold and carry with you, is used to list all of your medications.
My List of Medications
Needle Breast Biopsy
This welcome sheet provides tips on how to care for yourself at home following a needle breast biopsy procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
After a Needle Breast Biopsy
Needle Breast Biopsy (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet provides tips on how to care for yourself at home following a needle breast biopsy procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
After a Needle Breast Biopsy (Chinese)
Needle Breast Biopsy (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet provides tips on how to care for yourself at home following a needle breast biopsy procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
After a Needle Breast Biopsy (Russian)
Needle Breast Biopsy (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet provides tips on how to care for yourself at home following a needle breast biopsy procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
After a Needle Breast Biopsy (Spanish)
Needle Localization Breast Biopsy
This welcome sheet describes the process, procedure, and post procedure care for patients having a needle localization biopsy of the breast at California Pacific Medical Center.
Needle Localization Breast Biopsy
New Mom's Frequently Asked Questions - Women & Infants Center
Get the answers to all of your questions about labor and deliver at California Pacific Medical Center.
Expectant Mom's FAQ
New Mother and Baby Home Reference Guide
Home Reference Guide contains important guidelines for postpartum mothers and their infants. Topics include: physical changes, breastfeeding instructions and warning signs.
New Mother and Baby Home Reference Guide
New Mother: Physical Changes - Women & Infants Center
Handout describes the changes a woman may experience after giving birth. Topics include: warning signs, bleeding, breastfeeding, episiotomy, hemorrhoids, menstruation, changes in uterus/after-birth pain, and other physical changes.
The New Mother - Physical Changes
Newborn Connections - Classes and Support Groups
A web page of relevant links to Newborn Connections' pregnancy classes and support groups.
Newborn Connections - Classes and Support Groups
Newborn ICU: A Parent's Guide - Women & Infants Center
Information to help parents when their baby is in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Topics include: the neonatal health care team, equipment & procedures, you & your baby, preparation for discharge, and a glossary of terms.
A Parent's Guide to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Newborn ICU: Going Home - Women & Infants Center
Helpful tips and instructions on the day when you and your baby leave the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Going Home from the Newborn ICU
Newborn: About Your Baby - Women & Infants Center
A comprehensive handout describing the physical changes and traits to expect of your developing newborn.
About Your Baby
Newborn: Layette & Nursery Supplies You'll Need - Women & Infants Center
A comprehensive list of clothing and equipment essentials for your newborn. Suggestions on where to buy these items are included.
Layette & Nursery Supplies You'll Need
Newborn: Your Baby's Health - Women & Infants Center
This page contains guidelines to help you in maintaining your baby's health. Topics include: taking your baby's temperature, when to call the baby's doctor, infant safety, lead poisoning, sleeping positions, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Your Baby's Health
Nutrition for the Nursing Mother - Women & Infants Center
Guidelines for the nursing mom on key points for a well-balanced diet.
Nutrition for the Nursing Mother
Obesity - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about the causes of obesity and weight management options.
Obesity
Obstetric (OB) Ultrasound
This welcome sheet describes the obstetric (OB) ultrasound diagnostic examination, a procedure performed to determine how a baby is developing during pregnancy.
OB Ultrasound
Obstetric (OB) Ultrasound (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet describes the obstetric (OB) ultrasound diagnostic examination, a procedure performed to determine how a baby is developing during pregnancy.
OB Ultrasound (Chinese)
Obstetric (OB) Ultrasound (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet describes the obstetric (OB) ultrasound diagnostic examination, a procedure performed to determine how a baby is developing during pregnancy.
OB Ultrasound (Russian)
Obstetric (OB) Ultrasound (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet describes the obstetric (OB) ultrasound diagnostic examination, a procedure performed to determine how a baby is developing during pregnancy.
OB Ultrasound (Spanish)
Osteoporosis - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information and risk factors about osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis
Ostomy Following Bowel Surgery
A welcome sheet on ostomy, usually either a colostomy or ileostomy, following bowel surgery. Learn how to empty and change your ostomy pouch along with other necessities for caring for yourself at home.
Caring for Your Ostomy Following Bowel Surgery
Pain Management
This pain management handout for patients and families describes the importance of treating pain early and why adequate pain control can help you heal. The handout also provides information about drug and non-drug methods of controlling pain, common myths about pain management, and the pain scale rating system used by health care providers.
Pain Management
Pain Management (Chinese)
Chinese version - This pain management handout for patients and families describes the importance of treating pain early and why adequate pain control can help you heal. The handout also provides information about drug and non-drug methods of controlling pain, common myths about pain management, and the pain scale rating system used by health care providers.
Pain Management (Chinese)
Patient Rights - Patient Financial Services
Find out more about your rights as a patient. It is our goal at California Pacific Medical Center to assure that your rights as a patient are observed.
Patient Rights
Patient Safety
This patient education handout highlights ten important tips on patient safety awareness.
Patient Safety
Patient Safety (Chinese)
Chinese version - This patient education handout highlights ten important tips on patient safety awareness.
Patient Safety (Chinese)
Patient Safety (Russian)
Russian version - This patient education handout highlights ten important tips on patient safety awareness.
Patient Safety (Russian)
Patient Safety (Spanish)
Spanish version - This patient education handout highlights ten important tips on patient safety awareness.
Patient Safety (Spanish)
Patient Safety - NICU
This patient education handout highlights ten important tips on patient safety awareness in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).
Patient Safety - NICU
Patient Safety - Pediatrics & PICU
This patient education handout highlights important tips on patient safety awareness in the pediatric unit and PICU.
Patient Safety - Pediatrics & PICU
Patient Safety - You and Your Baby
This patient education handout highlights important tips on patient safety awareness for mothers and their newborn babies.
Patient Safety - Baby
Patient Safety - You and Your Baby (Spanish)
Spanish version - This patient education handout highlights important tips on patient safety awareness for mothers and their newborn babies.
Patient Safety - Baby (Spanish)
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Cancer
This is a list of frequently asked questions on cancer.
PFAQ: Cancer
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Children's Health
This is a list of frequently asked questions on children's health.
PFAQ: Children's Health
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Heart & Circulation
This is a list of frequently asked questions on the heart.
PFAQ: Heart & Circulation
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Liver Transplantation
This is a list of frequently asked questions on liver transplantation.
PFAQ: Liver Transplantation
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Mental & Behavioral Health
This is a list of frequently asked questions on mental and behavioral health.
PFAQ: Mental & Behavioral Health
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Parenting & Infant Care
This is a list of frequently asked questions on parenting and infant care.
PFAQ: Parenting & Infant Care
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Pregnancy & Reproduction
This is a list of frequently asked questions on pregnancy and reproduction.
PFAQ: Pregnancy & Reproduction
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Surgery
This is a list of frequently asked questions on surgery.
PFAQ: Surgery
Patients' Frequently Asked Questions (PFAQ): Tests, Exams & Procedures
This is a list of frequently asked questions on various tests, exams and procedures.
PFAQ: Tests, Exams & Procedures
Pediatric Anesthesia: Information for Parents
This welcome sheet provides information to help parents and/or guardians know what to expect during their child's anesthetic experience.
Pediatric Anesthesia
Pediatric Health Information - Pediatrics
Helpful links to Infant and Children's Health and Medical information at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pediatric Health Information
Pediatric PICC Line Insertion
This patient education handout explains what a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line is, why your child may need one, how to prepare your child for this procedure, and what to expect during and after this procedure.
Pediatric PICC Line Insertion
Pelvic Ultrasound
This welcome sheet explains a pelvic ultrasound, which uses sound waves to produce images of the lower abdomen and pelvic organs.
Pelvic Ultrasound
Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Procedure
This welcome sheet describes a Percutaneous Abscess Drainage, a procedure performed by a doctor to remove or drain a contained collection of infected fluid (abscess) from an area of the body such as the chest, abdomen, or pelvis.
Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram (PTHC) with Biliary Drainage (PTBD)
This welcome sheet describes percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTHC), which is a procedure performed by an Interventional Radiologist to study the condition of the bile ducts in the liver using specialized x-ray equipment.
Having a PTHC with PTBD
Physical Restraint Use
This welcome sheet explains the purpose and benefits of using physical restraints.
Understanding Physical Restraints
PICC Line Insertion
This patiente education handout explains what to expect when having a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line insertion procedure. A PICC line is a long, soft silicone tube that a nurse places into a large vein to provide medications.
PICC Line Insertion
Planning Your Maternity Leave - Women & Infants Center
Things to consider when planning your pregnancy leave. Included are phone numbers for helpful resources.
Planning Your Maternity Leave
Planning Your Pregnancy: A Checklist - Women & Infants Center
A checklist of general guidelines specific to each trimester and after the baby arrives.
Planning Your Pregnancy - A Checklist
Pneumonia - Guide to Your Recovery
This welcome sheet gives an overview of treatment for pneumonia and how to care for yourself at home.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Guide to Your Recovery (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet gives an overview of treatment for pneumonia and how to care for yourself at home.
Pneumonia (Spanish)
Postpartum Adjustments - Women & Infants Center
This page describes the different stages that families go through following the birth of a baby.
Postpartum Adjustments
Postpartum Depression - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout defines postpartum depression, risk factors, and ways to obtain support and counseling.
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Emotions - Women & Infants Center
Information for new parents to help with the range of emotions that are experienced after giving birth to a baby.
Postpartum Emotions
Postpartum Exercises - Women & Infants Center
A list of exercises with illustrations that you can do to regain your shape after pregnancy.
Postpartum Exercises
Postpartum Fatigue - Women & Infants Center
Handout includes helpful tips for coping with fatigue after you have delivered your baby.
Postpartum Fatigue
Postpartum Nutrition - Women & Infants Center
Information discusses nutritional needs for women after giving birth. Topics include: food suggestions and serving sizes, vitamin & minerals in the diet, and the breastfeeding mother.
Postpartum Nutrition
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure
A welcome sheet about pre-registration for a surgery, test, or procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Chinese)
Chinese version - A welcome sheet about pre-registration for a surgery, test, or procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pre-Registration (Chinese)
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Russian)
Russian version - A welcome sheet about pre-registration for a surgery, test, or procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pre-Registration (Russian)
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Spanish)
Spanish version - A welcome sheet about pre-registration for a surgery, test, or procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pre-Registration (Spanish)
Pre-Registration for a Surgery, Test or Procedure (Tagalog)
Tagalog version - A welcome sheet about pre-registration for a surgery, test, or procedure at California Pacific Medical Center.
Pre-Registration (Tagalog)
Pregnancy and Partners - Women's & Children's Center
Tips for partners during pregnancy.
Partners and Pregnancy
Pregnancy Danger Signs - Women & Children's Center
A list of dangerous signs during pregnancy. If you are pregnant and develop any of these symptoms call you doctor or midwife immediately.
Pregnancy Danger Signs
Pregnancy: Common Discomforts - Women & Infants Center
Handout discusses the various physical and emotional discomforts that a woman experiences during pregnancy
Common Discomforts of Pregnancy
Pregnancy: What Classes Should I Take? - Women & Infants Center
Find out about the different types of classes you and your partner can take in order to make educated choices about future lifestyle changes to take place.
What Classes Should I Take During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy: When Will My Baby Arrive? - Women & Infants Center
Estimate your due date with our calendar feature.
When Will My Baby Arrive?
Pregnant Women: Special Precautions - Women & Infants Center
This page outlines special precautions to take especially during the first three months and throughout your pregnancy.
Special Precautions for Pregnant Women
Premature Labor - Women & Infants Center
This page describes what signs and symptoms to be aware of in the case of premature labor.
Premature Labor
Prenatal Diagnosis Center - Women & Infants Center
Handout describes the Prenatal Diagnosis Center, a comprehensive program for identifying certain genetic disorders and birth defects in the developing fetus. Additional topics include: who should consider prenatal testing and genetic counseling, what happens during a visit to the Prenatal Diagnosis Center, and what types of screening and diagnostic tests are available.
Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Prenatal Exercises - Women & Infants Center
This page contains information and illustrations for prenatal exercises. Topics include: benefits of exercise during pregnancy, guidelines & precautions for prenatal exercise programs, how much exercise, benefits of walking, and basic exercises.
Prenatal Exercises
Prenatal Nutrition - Women & Infants Center
Guidelines for recommended weight gain during pregnancy and commonly asked questions.
Prenatal Nutrition
Prenatal Testing - Women & Infants Center
This page includes information on who should consider prenatal testing and genetic counseling. Many couples discover that genetic counseling is helpful whether or not they decide to have prenatal testing.
Prenatal Testing
Preparing Formula - Women & Infants Center
Learn what you need to know about preparing formula for your baby.
Preparing Formula
Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Clinical Resource Management
Learn about pressure ulcers and what you can do to prevent them. A resource for clinicians and patients.
Preventing Pressure Ulcers
Prostate Cancer: High-Dose Rate (HDR) Implant Therapy
This welcome sheet explains the therapy process for high-dose rate (HDR) implants, a type of internal radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer.
HDR Implant Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer: Prostate Seed Implant (Brachytherapy)
This welcome sheet explains the therapy process for prostate seed brachytherapy implants, a type of internal radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer.
Prostate Seed Implant for Prostate Cancer
Pruritus Medication Monitoring - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Handout includes information about the agents that provide relief for pruritus (severe itching).
Pruritus Medication Monitoring
PTHC with a Biliary Drainage Procedure - Caring for Yourself at Home
This welcome sheet provides helpful instructions on caring for yourself at home following a PTHC with a Biliary Drainage Procedure.
Caring for Yourself at Home Following PTHC
Puberty - Women's Health Resource Center
Discusses hormonal and physical changes that occur during adolescence.
Puberty
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing
This welcome sheet explains pulmonary diagnostic testing, a group of breathing tests that tells doctors how well your lungs work.
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains pulmonary diagnostic testing, a group of breathing tests that tells doctors how well your lungs work.
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Chinese)
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains pulmonary diagnostic testing, a group of breathing tests that tells doctors how well your lungs work.
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Russian)
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains pulmonary diagnostic testing, a group of breathing tests that tells doctors how well your lungs work.
Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing (Spanish)
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team
This welcome sheet explains the roles and responsibilities of the staff members in the Radiation Oncology Department who will provide care to you during your radiation therapy.
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet explains the roles and responsibilities of the staff members in the Radiation Oncology Department who will provide care to you during your radiation therapy.
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Chinese)
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet explains the roles and responsibilities of the staff members in the Radiation Oncology Department who will provide care to you during your radiation therapy.
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Russian)
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet explains the roles and responsibilities of the staff members in the Radiation Oncology Department who will provide care to you during your radiation therapy.
Radiation Oncology Interdisciplinary Team (Spanish)
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This welcome sheet explains what to expect when scheduling an appointment for treatment, frequently asked questions, and other important aspects of radiation therapy to be aware of.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy (Chinese)
Chinese version - Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This welcome sheet explains what to expect when scheduling an appointment for treatment, frequently asked questions, and other important aspects of radiation therapy to be aware of.
Radiation Therapy (Chinese)
Radiation Therapy (Russian)
Russian version - Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This welcome sheet explains what to expect when scheduling an appointment for treatment, frequently asked questions, and other important aspects of radiation therapy to be aware of.
Radiation Therapy (Russian)
Radiation Therapy (Spanish)
Spanish version - Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This welcome sheet explains what to expect when scheduling an appointment for treatment, frequently asked questions, and other important aspects of radiation therapy to be aware of.
Radiation Therapy (Spanish)
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Radiation therapy is one treatment for breast cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This handout also includes information on what you can expect during your visit to California Pacific Medical Center for radiation therapy as well as important aspects to be aware of during the course of your treatment for breast cancer.
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Chinese)
Chinese version - Radiation therapy is one treatment for breast cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This handout also includes information on what you can expect during your visit to California Pacific Medical Center for radiation therapy as well as important aspects to be aware of during the course of your treatment for breast cancer.
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Chinese)
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Spanish)
Spanish version - Radiation therapy is one treatment for breast cancer that uses high energy rays to stop cancer cells from growing and multiplying. This handout also includes information on what you can expect during your visit to California Pacific Medical Center for radiation therapy as well as important aspects to be aware of during the course of your treatment for breast cancer.
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (Spanish)
Radiation Therapy: Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy - Radiation Oncology
Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy are two of the newest techniques for treating brain tumors and other lesions.
Advanced Radiation Therapy: Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
Rehabilitation: Guide to Rehabilitation - Rehabilitative Medicine
Handout includes information about the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The goals of rehabilitation is to restore individuals who have been disabled due to injury or disease to physical, psychosocial, and cognitive functioning.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Resources and Web Links - Women & Infants Center
A list of telephone numbers and web sites that contain information about classes, referrals, support groups, and other resources for parents.
Resources and Web Links
Ribavirin - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Handout includes information about the medication, Ribavirin, used to treat Hepatitis C virus.
Ribavirin
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about the most common STD's including herpes, chlamydia, and HIV.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Skin Care - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about common skin disorders.
Skin Care
Smoking Cessation - Information for You, a Friend or Family Member
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in America. This brochure helps smokers through the next steps in beginning their lives "smoke-free." To measure your readiness to quit smoking, use this interactive tool.
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation - Information for You, a Friend or Family Member (Spanish)
Spanish version - Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in America. This brochure helps smokers through the next steps in beginning their lives "smoke-free."
Smoking Cessation (Spanish)
Smoking-Related Illness - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about smoking-related illnesses and how to obtain services for smoking cessation.
Smoking-Related Illness
Sodium-Controlled Diet
This welcome sheet provides tips for maintaining a low sodium diet.
Sodium-Controlled Diet
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet provides tips for maintaining a low sodium diet.
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Chinese)
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet provides tips for maintaining a low sodium diet.
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Russian)
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet provides tips for maintaining a low sodium diet.
Sodium-Controlled Diet (Spanish)
Spinal Fusion
This welcome sheet explains what to expect before and after having spinal fusion surgery at California Pacific Medical Center. Included is information on preparing to go home after the procedure.
Spinal Fusion
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
This welcome sheet describes what you need to know as a patient having a stereotactic breast biopsy procedure at California Pacific. Information about registration, the test itself, and ways to learn more are included.
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine
This welcome sheet describes what you can expect before, during, and after a Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine.
Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine
Stress Echocardiogram with Exercise
This welcomes sheet explains what you can expect before, during, and after a Stress Echocardiogram with Exercise.
Stress Echocardiogram with Exercise
Stroke: Your Care at Home
This recovery guide explains how to care for yourself at home after you have been discharged from the hospital. Topics include: medicines and their side effects; daily activities; danger signs to watch for; what you can do to help yourself; and other informational resources about your diagnosis.
Stroke: Your Care at Home
Stroke: Your Care in the Hospital
This recovery guide explains what to expect while you are a patient at California Pacific Medical Center, diagnosed with stroke. Topics include: your length of stay, medicines and their side effects, daily activities; any medical tests, pain and comfort management; and obtaining more information about your diagnosis.
Stroke: Your Care in the Hospital
Stroke: Your Care in the Hospital and at Home (Chinese)
Chinese version - This recovery guide explains what to expect at the hospital after suffering a stroke and how to care for yourself at home.
Stroke (Chinese)
Stroke: Your Care in the Hospital and at Home (Russian)
Russian version - This recovery guide explains what to expect at the hospital after suffering a stroke and how to care for yourself at home.
Stroke (Russian)
Stroke: Your Care in the Hospital and at Home (Spanish)
Spanish version - This recovery guide explains what to expect at the hospital after suffering a stroke and how to care for yourself at home.
Stroke (Spanish)
Teen Pregnancy - Women's Health Resource Center
Facts about teen pregnancy including ways to obtain counseling and support.
Teen Pregnancy
Telemedicine - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Discover how the telemedicine program at California Pacific Medical Center enhances pre- and post-transplant care.
Telemedicine
Temporal Lobectomy - Epilepsy Center
Handout contains information about temporal lobectomy, a surgical procedure performed on patients with epilepsy whose seizures originate in the temporal lobe, and have a high probability that their seizures will not be controlled with anti-seizure medications alone.
Temporal Lobectomy
Tetracycline or Oxytetracycline: Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
Handout describes important food and nutrition information when taking the drug Tetracycline (Achromycin V, Panmycin, Robitet, Sumycin) or Oxytetracycline (Terramycin). Tetracycline and Oxytetracycline are medications used to treat infection or acne.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Tetracycline or Oxytetracycline
Theophylline: Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
Handout describes important food and nutrition information when taking the drug Theophylline (Slo-Phyllin, Theolair, Theophyl-225, Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Somophyllin-T, Somophyllin-CRT, Theo-Dur, Slo-bid). Theophylline is a medication used to treat asthma.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Theophylline
Thoracentesis
This welcome sheet explains what to expect during a thoracentesis, a procedure performed by a doctor or nurse practitioner (NP) to remove fluid from around the lung.
Thoracentesis
Thyroid Disease - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about thyroid disease, symptoms of hyper- and hypothyroidism, and ways to screen for thyroid disorders.
Thyroid Disease
Tilt Table Test
This welcome sheet explains what you can expect before, during, and after a Tilt Table Test.
Tilt Table Test
Tracheostomy: Caring for Yourself at Home
This recovery guide explains how to care for yourself at home following a tracheostomy, which is a surgical procedure in which a doctor creates an opening in the front of your neck into your windpipe.
Tracheostomy: Caring for Yourself at Home
Tracheostomy: What to Expect in the Hospital
This recovery guide explains your hospital stay following a tracheostomy, which is a surgical procedure in which a doctor creates an opening in the front of your neck into your windpipe.
Tracheostomy: What to Expect in the Hospital
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) - Liver Disease Management & Transplantation
Handout describes the TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) procedure used to manage portal hypertension and its complications. Information is also included on why a TIPS is performed, what to expect before, during, and after the procedure.
TIPS Shunt
Ultrasound-Guided Breast Cyst Aspiration
This welcome sheet provides facts about the ultrasound-guided breast cyst aspiration procedure at California Pacific Medical Center. Information on how to care for yourself at home following the procedure is also included.
Ultrasound-Guided Breast Cyst Aspiration
Ultrasound-Guided Core Breast Biopsy
This welcome sheet describes what a patient can expect to experience at California Pacific having an ultrasound guided core breast biopsy. Includes facts on the registration process, how to care for yourself at home, and when you can expect to get your results.
Ultrasound Guided Core Breast Biopsy
Ultrasound-Guided Core Breast Biopsy (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet describes what a patient can expect to experience at California Pacific having an ultrasound guided core breast biopsy. Includes facts on the registration process, how to care for yourself at home, and when you can expect to get your results.
Ultrasound-Guided Core Breast Biopsy (Spanish)
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
This welcome sheet describes an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a test that is done to evaluate and treat abnormalities such as gastrointestinal bleeding or polyps.
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Chinese)
Chinese version - This welcome sheet describes an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a test that is done to evaluate and treat abnormalities such as gastrointestinal bleeding or polyps.
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Chinese)
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Russian)
Russian version - This welcome sheet describes an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a test that is done to evaluate and treat abnormalities such as gastrointestinal bleeding or polyps.
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Russian)
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Spanish)
Spanish version - This welcome sheet describes an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a test that is done to evaluate and treat abnormalities such as gastrointestinal bleeding or polyps.
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Spanish)
Upper GI Series
This welcome sheet explains an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, an x-ray exam done to look at the esophagus, stomach, and the uppermost part of the small intestine.
Upper GI Series
Urinary Incontinence - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about urinary incontinence including treatment options and exercises.
Urinary Incontinence
Uterine Fibroids - Women's Health Resource Center
Handout includes information about uterine fibroids and treatment options.
Uterine Fibroids
Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS) - Heart Failure & Transplantation
Learn about surgically implanted ventricular assist devices (VADS) used to sustain a patient's weakened heart while waiting for transplantation.
Ventricular Assist Devices
Voice Health: Strategies For Keeping Your Voice Healthy - Speech-Language Pathology
Handout provides information on changing behaviors that can harm the voice, and methods to use to maintain a healthy voice.
Strategies for Keeping Your Voice Healthy
Warfarin: Food-Drug Interactions - Pharmacy
Handout describes important food and nutrition information when taking the drug Warfarin (Coumadin, Panwarfarin). Warfarin is a medication used to prevent blood clots.
Food and Nutrition Info When Taking Warfarin
Media & Electronic Resources
Breast Cancer Internet Resources - Breast Health Center
Tips on how to evaluate web sites containing breast cancer information. Web links to credible resources are included such as the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, among others.
Breast Cancer Internet Resources
Clinical Trials - Clinical Research
Find a Clinical Trial approved by the institutional review board at California Pacific Medical Center. It is important to learn as much as possible before agreeing to be in a research study. Here you will find a complete listing of Clinical Trials you can participate in, as well as some important questions and answers about the research being conducted.
Clinical Trials
Internet Health & Medical Resources - Health Sciences Library
Click here to get the Internet Resource Page created by the staff at the Health Sciences Library. This page provides links to wide variety of Internet sites that include information on health topics & conditions, on-line medical dictionaries, and health care bibliographic databases. Also included are links to Internet search engines, news, and government information web sites.
Resources
Kidney Failure: Choices Video - Dialysis Services
This video is available to California Pacific Medical Center dialysis patients. Video describes kidney failure and treatment options. Patients can view this video at California Pacific's Dialysis Center or it can be loaned out for home use.
Dialysis Services
Kidney Transplantation - Life Story, A Guide to Living Donation - Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Video entitled "Life Story, A Guide to Living Donation and Kidney Transplant" is the story of one individual and the process of her becoming a living kidney donor. Contact the Kidney Transplant Service for a video copy.
Kidney & Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
Laparoscopy Education Center - Community Health Resource Center
The Laparoscopy Education Center has a wide range of publications and printed materials about laparoscopic procedures as well as internet access to relevant web resources.
CHRC
Newborn Video Library - Newborn Connections
Newborn Connections: Your Resource for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Parenting.
Newborn Connections houses a variety of informational and educational video tapes. Borrowing privileges are included in the Library's annual $25 membership fee.
Newborn Video Library
Video Library for Hospitalized Patients (California Campus)
A wide variety of patient education videotapes are available for viewing in hospital rooms on the California Campus at California Pacific Medical Center. For hospitalized patients only. Limited access to relaxation tapes & guided imagery programs available in selected waiting areas.
Video Library (California Campus)
Video Library for Hospitalized Patients (Davies Campus)
A wide variety of patient education videotapes are available for viewing in hospital rooms on the Davies Campus at California Pacific Medical Center. For hospitalized patients only. Limited access to relaxation tapes & guided imagery programs available in selected waiting areas.
Video Library (Davies Campus)
Video Library for Hospitalized Patients (Pacific Campus)
A wide variety of patient education videotapes are available for viewing in hospital rooms on the Pacific Campus at California Pacific Medical Center. For hospitalized patients only. Limited access to relaxation tapes & guided imagery programs available in selected waiting areas.
Video Library (Pacific Campus)
Screenings
Blood Pressure Screenings
January-December 2009
More than 1 in 3 adults have high blood pressure. High blood pressure may result in stroke, heart attack, heart failure and arterial aneurysm. It is also a leading cause of kidney failure. Keep track of your blood pressure at these screenings.
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Blood Pressure Screenings
Third Friday from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM of every month
Health Screenings - Buchanan YMCA
February 2009-January 2010
Free health screenings are available to the community at the Mission YMCA. Come every month for a different screening: cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, blood pressure and bone density.
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Health Screenings - Buchanan YMCA
Second Friday from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM of every month
Health Screenings - Mission YMCA
January-December 2009
Free health screenings are available to the community at the Mission YMCA. Come every month for a different screening: cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, blood pressure and bone density. These screenings are made possible by the May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
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Health Screenings - Mission YMCA
First Friday from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM of every month
Health Screenings - Presidio Community YMCA
February 2009-January 2010
Free health screenings are available to the community at the Mission YMCA. Come every month for a different screening: cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, blood pressure and bone density.
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Health Screenings - Presidio Community YMCA
Third Tuesday from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM of every month
Health Screenings - Stonestown YMCA
January-December 2009
Free health screenings are available to the community at the Stonestown YMCA. Come every month for a different screening: cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, blood pressure and bone density. These screenings are made possible by the May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust.
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Health Screenings - Stonestown YMCA
First Wednesday from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM of every month
Support Groups
Breast Cancer Support Group
November 2009-December 2010
A weekly breast cancer support group, facilitated by a nurse and psychologist, is open to women who are newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, and post-treatment.
Caregivers' Cafe
January 2008-December 2009
If you provide emotional, practical, or spiritual care for a loved one, you may need support. No matter what your specific situation, caregiving can be a lonely and demanding role. Meet with other caregivers in a confidential group led by a clinical social worker.
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Caregivers' Cafe
Second Tuesday from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
& Fourth Tuesday from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM of every month
Compulsive Hair Pullers Support Group-Adolescents
December 2008-December 2009
Get support and help for compulsive hair pulling in a group for adolescents that meets weekly. Co-sponsored by Community Health Resource Center.
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Compulsive Hair Pullers Support Group-Adolescents
Every Mon Dec 22, 2008 -- Dec 31, 2009
Compulsive Hair Pullers Support Group-Adults
December 2008-December 2009
Get support and help for compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania) in groups for adults that meet weekly. This program is co-sponsored by Community Health Resource Center.
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Compulsive Hair Pullers Support Group- Adults
Every Mon Dec 22, 2008 -- Dec 31, 2009
Diabetes Evening Support Group
March-December 2009
Adult Diabetes Support Group provides an opportunity to share experiences and learn new strategies from other adults using insulin. Evening format: 6 - 6:30 presentation 6:30 - 8 Group discussion. Moderated by a certified diabetes educator.
Health & Healing Support Group
September-December 2009
This group provides a supportive atmosphere for the exploration of guided imagery and expressive arts techniques to minimize stress and anxiety, cope with pain and focus on healing for anyone with health concerns.
Hepatitis C Support Group
January-December 2009
Learn more about the Hepatitis C virus, discuss your concerns and share experiences for mutual support. This program is co-sponsored by the Community Health Resource Center.
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Hepatitis C Support Group
First Tuesday from 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
& Third Tuesday from 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM of every month
Lymphedema Education & Exercise Group
January-December 2009
This free educational group is designed for people who want to understand, manage and reduce the risk of lymphedema. Top therapists help anyone at risk or with lymphedema (primary and secondary). Support people and caregivers welcome. Each monthly meeting includes a lymphedema educational seminar and a 20 minute gentle exercise class. Please wear loose and comfortable clothing.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Educational Support Group
November 2009-December 2010
Monthly educational support group open to all women dealing with metastatic breast cancer. Each meeting includes a presentation given by an invited speaker on relevant topics, such as disability insurance, stress reduction techniques, clinical trials, and more. You also have the opportunity to talk and gain support from other women.
Repetitive Strain Injury Support Group (RSI)
January-December 2009
The San Francisco Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Support Group is a peer-led group which meets monthly. Most meetings include a guest speaker on specific therapies, ergonomic tools, legal and benefits issues, etc. Every meeting also includes time for open discussion and mutual support. Meetings are held from 7:00-9:00 pm, on first Mondays, except holidays and religious observances. For information call 415-923-3166 or 415-550-1420, or see http://sf-rsi.unsealed.net/. for info, program updates, or to be added/deleted from RSI mailing list.
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Repetitive Strain Injury Support Group (RSI)
First Monday from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM of every month
Stroke Survivor Support Group
February-December 2009
This group is designed to aid the recovery of stroke survivors by providing a safe and supportive atmosphere where individuals are able to share their experiences. Those at any stage of recovery are invited to attend. This group is made possible by the philanthropic funds of Home Instead Senior Care San Francisco.
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Stroke Survivor Support Group
First Thursday from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM of every month
Support Group for Women with Gynecological Cancer
January-December 2009
Women with uterine, ovarian, cervical, vaginal, peritoneal, and/or vulvar cancer have the opportunity to talk with and gain support from other women who share similar experiences. Facilitated by an advanced practice nurse and social worker. An initial assessment is necessary before joining the group.