California Pacific Med Center

Name :

California Pacific Med Center

Address  :

P.O.Box 7999

Town  :

San Francisco

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

94120

Phone  :

415 600 6000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 754


Description

California Pacific Medical Center is one of the largest private notforprofit academic medical centers in Northern California and is a Sutter Health affiliate As a tertiary referral center the Medical Center provides a wide variety of services including acute postacute and outpatient hospital care home care and hospice services preventive and complementary care and health education

Through our medical education program and our Research Institute physicians are able to bring health care innovation to the bedside We go beyond medical care and provide our patients with services like disease counseling family support and wellness treatments And we reach deep into our community to provide education screening and financial support in some of the citys most underserved areas

The Medical Center enjoys a rich history of caring for the people of San Francisco since it is comprised of the four oldest hospitals in the City At every stage of life California Pacific is here to provide a continuum of care for our community and to set the standard for going beyond medicine

Our mission is to serve our community by providing high quality costeffective health care service in a compassionate and respectful environment which is supported and stimulated by education and research


History

California Pacific Medical Center is comprised of the four oldest hospitals in San Francisco The Davies Campus formerly Davies Medical Center was founded in 1852 to help San Franciscos Germanspeaking immigrants find work shelter food clothing and health care The Pacific Campus was founded in 1857 as the Wests first medical school The St Lukes Campus was founded in 1871 by the Episcopalian Church and the California campus was founded in 1875 as the Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children a hospital run by women for women

Exceptional patient care is integrated with medical and nursing education as well as research In addition to primary and acute care the Medical Center is recognized as a regional referral center providing communities throughout northern California with access to advanced medical care

Our mission is to serve our community by providing high quality costeffective health care services in a compassionate and respectful environment which is supported and stimulated by education and research
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