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    Local Lodging

    If patients require an overnight stay in San Francisco, CPMC offers several suggestions.

    Hotel Kabuki and Holiday Inn Golden Gateway offer special CPMC patient room rates. CPMC provides courtesy shuttle service, Monday through Friday, between these hotels and CPMC’s Pacific Campus. Patients can travel from the Pacific Campus to other CPMC Campuses using the CPMC shuttle system.

    Information about room rates, amenities, transportation and reservation instructuctions as well as other suggestions are on our Visiting Us-Local Lodgings page.
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    Directory of Digestive Disease Organizations

    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
    1729 King Street, Suite 100
    Alexandria, VA 22314-2720
    Phone: (703) 299-9766
    Fax: (703) 299-9622
    Internet: www.aasld.org

    American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
    4900-B South 31st Street
    Arlington, VA 22206-1656
    Phone: (703) 820-7400
    Fax: (703) 931-4520
    Internet: www.acg.gi.org

    American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
    National Office
    7910 Woodmont Avenue, 7th Floor
    Bethesda, MD 20814
    Phone: (301) 654-2055
    Fax: (301) 654-5920
    Internet: www.gastro.org

    American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
    13 Elm Street
    Manchester, MA 01944-1314
    Phone: (978) 526-8330
    Fax: (978) 526-4018
    Internet: www.asge.org

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Viral Hepatitis
    1600 Clifton Road NE.
    Mail Stop G37
    Atlanta, GA 30333
    Phone: (404) 371-5900
    Fax: (404) 371-5488
    Internet: www.cdc.gov/hepatitis

    United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
    1100 Boulders Parkway, Suite 500
    P.O. Box 13770
    Richmond, VA 23225-8770
    Phone: (804) 330-8500
    Fax: (804) 330-8517
    Internet: www.unos.org

    National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
    2 Information Way
    Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
    Internet: www.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
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    Research

    On site research through the California Pacific Research Institute provides access to the latest treatment options available. Through clinical trials allows our patients the opportunity to participate in investigational drug and treatment studies as part of our continuing commitment to GI Disease research.


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    Procedure Preparation

    Your physician will provide you with special instructions to prepare your digestive system for examination. In order for your test to be as accurate and complete as possible, it is extremely important to follow the test preparation instructions provided. Should you have question regarding your particular test preparation, please call your physician’s office.
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    Learning About Your Health-Patient Education

    California Pacific Health Education Initiative


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    Patient Education for Digestive & Liver Diseases


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    Philanthropy

    Through generous donations, the California Pacific Medical Center Foundation is able to support programs and services in the GI Laboratory. Gifts have provided new and exciting equipment and technology, facility improvements and enhanced research programs. See our Foundation web page for more information or on ways you may give you, or call 415-600-4403.

    Two specific areas for which we use funds are:

    • GI Training Fund - to support continuing education and our resident/fellow program
    • GI Equipment Fund – to support new, more sophisticated equipment and/or facilities

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