Conservatory of Flowers: Tropics, Treasures & Trains Nov 16, 2009
Benefits California Pacific Medical Center programs and equipment. $500/$1,000. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Three in hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms Nov 13, 2009
Officials at California Pacific Medical Center say the three family members have been hospitalized since Tuesday after eating so-called "death cap" mushrooms. The mushrooms are among the world's most lethal, with officials warning that even experienced mushroom gatherers can mistake the potentially deadly mushrooms for the edible varieties. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Click to read:H1N1 Also a Danger to Older Patients Nov 4, 2009
"Once they become infected with H1N1, older patients may be at greater risk of developing severe respiratory disease and even death," said Dr. Lory David Wiviott, an infectious disease expert and associate medical director of the California Pacific Medical Center. Researchers looked at more than 1,000 people hospitalized with H1N1 in California. (CBS News)
From hotel to hospital - farewell to S.F. era Nov 1, 2009
California Pacific Medical Center is expanding to the site and will host 555 rooms. Its facade will be a now-familiar blend of glass and steel, hardly the kind of building that dredges the scorn of residents. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Blacks at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer Oct 28, 2009
Researchers from the California Pacific Medical Center examined medical records regarding more than a half million cases of colorectal cancer that were diagnosed from 1973 to 2004 ... SOURCE: California Pacific Medical Center, news release, Oct. 26, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Nasty divorce of medical groups Oct 20, 2009
This includes physicians affiliated with a number of local hospitals such as California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, Stanford Hospital and Children's Hospital Oakland. Patients who have certain needs will have an additional year to make the transition. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hospitals fear swine flu, bar visits by kids Oct 16, 2009
Other Bay Area hospital officials, including those from California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland and Berkeley, said they were using inpatient admissions for H1N1 as a guide and simply had not seen enough of the illness to warrant such measures. However, they said, they are routinely evaluating the situation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New Guidelines Identify Best Treatments To Help ALS Patients Live Longer, Easier Oct 14, 2009
"While we are waiting for a cure, people need to know that a lot can be done to make life easier and longer for people with ALS," said lead guidelines author Robert G. Miller, MD, with the Department of Neurology at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. ALS is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurologic disease that attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles. (Science Daily)
CITY INSIDER Sep 23, 2009
In addition to his usual uniform - a suit, unbuttoned white shirt and hair gel - Newsom was sporting a hospital bracelet that allows him access to the maternity ward at California Pacific Medical Center. The new mom is recuperating at the hospital and learning how to breastfeed, he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Children's Hospital exec named to Joint Venture board Sep 17, 2009
McCaughey previously held positions with Kaiser Permanente and the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He also holds a master's degree in public health from the University of Texas and a BA in anthropology from University of California, Berkeley. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Chamber summit upbeat on health care reform Sep 3, 2009
Asked what he thought of a Quinnipiac University poll showing 71 percent of respondents believing legislation will add to the nation's deficit, Warren Browner, CEO of California Pacific Medical Center, one of the summit's sponsors, replied, "They're right. The fact is, we haven't figured out a way of increasing access without raising costs.". Adding 47 million more Americans to the rolls of the insured, on top of the need to reduce costs, increases "logarithmically the complexity of health care... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Race Not a Factor in Liver Transplantation Sep 2, 2009
Several studies found that Asians who underwent transplantation for HBV infection fared worse than whites, but there is little information available on how African-Americans do after transplant for HBV, or on wait list outcomes for Asians or African-Americans, Dr. Natalie Bzowej of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and her colleagues note. To investigate, Bzowej and her team looked at 274 patients awaiting liver transplants for HBV infection at 15 different US centers, including... (MEDLINEplus)
Racial disparity studied in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B Aug 28, 2009
This study led by Natalie Bzowej from California Pacific Medical Center and Anna Lok from the University of Michigan and funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found there to be similar waitlist and post-transplant outcomes among Asian Americans, African Americans, and Caucasians with HBV. These research findings appear in the September issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, published by Wiley-Blackwell. The... (EurekAlert!)
Court: Union's hospital moratorium on OT broke law Aug 21, 2009
The case involves the Service Employees International Union's call in 2006 for employees at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco to refuse overtime work for one week ... The case is Service Employees vs. NLRB and California Pacific Medical Center 07-73028. (AZCentral -- Business)
Denosumab for Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis Aug 20, 2009
From the San Francisco Coordinating Center, California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (S.R.C.); Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA (J.S.M., H.B.Z., M.A., A.W., C.L., S.S.); Oregon Osteoporosis Center, Portland (M.R.M.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York (E.S.S.); University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.E.); University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (I.R.R.); Universit; de Lyon and INSERM Research Unit 831,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Auxilio Announces Contract Renewal With Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Aug 18, 2009
Customers served by Auxilio include health systems such as Saint Barnabas Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, Scottsdale Healthcare, St. Joseph Health System, Memorial Care and Huntington Hospital. For more information, see the company's website at. (Primezone Releases)
Vicodin, Tylenol among drugs FDA scrutinizing Aug 15, 2009
Vicodin is one of the most popular drugs in the country, and there's good reason for that, said Dr. Elliott Krames, a pain specialist with California Pacific Medical Center and medical director of the Pacific Pain Treatment Center. Medications like Vicodin are effective because the acetaminophen works with the narcotic to make it more powerful, he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Auxilio, Inc. Announces Appointment of New President and CEO Aug 12, 2009
Customers served by Auxilio include health systems such as Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, St. Barnabas Healthcare System, Memorial Health Services, St. Joseph's Health System, Scottsdale Healthcare and Huntington Hospital of Pasadena, CA.. For more information, see the company's website at. (Primezone Releases)
Union overtime protest was illegal, court says Aug 4, 2009
The union, which had given only four days' notice, said its actions were authorized by the workers' contract with California Pacific Medical Center, which prohibited the hospital from requiring them to work overtime. But the court said it would defer to the National Labor Relations Board's decision that more notice is required when a union organizes a refusal of overtime. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Exercise May Reduce Senior Hospitalizations Jul 31, 2009
-- A new study conducted at the California Pacific Medical Center has found that seniors with low muscle density are at a higher risk of being hospitalized. The findings, published in the Journal of American Geriatric Society, followed 3,000 seniors between 70 and 80 years old for a period of five years. (KERO 23, CA)
Reducing risk of hospitalization in the elderly Jul 30, 2009
"Our research suggests that we need to re-think the way we define sarcopenia or age-related muscle loss," says Peggy Cawthon, PhD, MPH, a scientist with the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute and the lead author of the study. "Many definitions of sarcopenia today tend to focus on lean mass or muscle size, our study shows that is looking at the wrong factors. We found that muscle strength or performance were much better ways of measuring function.". (EurekAlert!)
Debate over of testing breast tissue density Jul 29, 2009
"In the long run, women won't be saddled with these rigid roles, like annual mammograms," said Dr. Steven Cummings of the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. "There will be many more choices.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
A liver device for pre-transplant Jul 2, 2009
(07-01) 18:50 PDT -- Eddie Lopez, a 50-year-old San Francisco man with cirrhosis, went into liver failure in March, arrived at California Pacific Medical Center in a coma and was put on life support ... Liver device helps man survive until transplant Articles Eddie Lopez, a 50-year-old San Francisco man with cirrhosis, went into liver failure in March, arrived at California Pacific Medical Center in a coma and was put on life support. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Liver device helps man survive until transplant Jul 2, 2009
(07-01) 18:50 PDT -- Eddie Lopez, a 50-year-old San Francisco man with cirrhosis, went into liver failure in March, arrived at California Pacific Medical Center in a coma and was put on life support. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
New theraplex SA FACIAL PEEL Shows True Colors at Cosmetic Boot Camp Jun 24, 2009
"I was glad to see the new theraplex SA FACIAL PEELs at the recent Cosmetic Boot Camp," said Vic A. Narurkar, MD, Chief of Dermatology at California Pacific Medical Center. "I use salicylic acid peels on patients with all skin types because they're effective, easy to administer, have an excellent safety record, and there's virtually no patient down time.". (PR Newswire)
Parents worry about spread of little-known, legal hallucinogen that's big on YouTube Jun 18, 2009
Many people seem to take it just once, said John Mendelson, a pharmacologist at the Research Institute at California Pacific Medical Center. "College kids and friends have done it. Half of them, maybe two-thirds, have a really bad time, very disturbing imagery, lots of fear, lots of anxiety. This drug appears best done in silence and in darkness and with a sober companion," Mendelson said. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Kaiser joins Healthy S.F. providers Jun 4, 2009
Last summer, three private, nonprofit hospitals joined: California Pacific Medical Center, St. Francis and St. Mary's. In addition, UCSF Medical Center provides diagnostic imaging services to all Healthy San Francisco participants. (San Francisco Chronicle)
David Ireland; artist turned home into master work; 78 May 31, 2009
Mr. Ireland, who had been in failing health the past few years, died of pneumonia Monday at the Davies Campus of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, said his sister, Judy. Best known for transforming a decrepit 1886 Victorian house in San Francisco's Mission District into a home that was also a work of art, Mr. Ireland saw ordinary things as extraordinary raw materials. (Boston Globe)
Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend May 22, 2009
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Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death May 22, 2009
Study co-authors include Arun S. Karlamangla of UCLA; Li-Yung Lui and Steven R. Cummings of the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute; and Kristine E. Ensrud and Howard A. Fink of the University of Minnesota. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute on Aging funded this study. (EurekAlert!)
Leonard Shlain, pioneering surgeon and author; at 71 May 20, 2009
Dr. Shlain was "a remarkably innovative surgeon. . . who led the way in pioneering new and innovative surgical therapies," said Dr. Damian Augustyn, chief of staff at California Pacific Medical Center, where Dr. Shlain spent most of his career. Dr. Shlain was among the first to apply laparoscopic techniques - in which surgery is performed through three tiny incisions in the stomach wall, using a tiny video camera and remotely operated instruments - to the removal of gallbladders and the repair... (Boston Globe)
Popular GGNRA superintendent Brian O'Neill dies May 15, 2009
He died at California Pacific Medical Center after suffering a series of strokes. He was 67. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Laughter May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics Apr 28, 2009
The findings came as no surprise to Theresa Garnero, a nurse and diabetes educator at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, who has long employed humor in helping her patients deal with diabetes. She also has woven information about the use of humor into the books she has written on the topic. (MEDLINEplus)
TV Time May Not Be Benign Apr 7, 2009
" The average child today spends 45 hours a week with some form of media, compared with just 30 hours in school, according to a report from Common Sense Media. Prepared by researchers from Yale, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and California Pacific Medical Center, the report compiled data from 173 studies on children and media and found that media exposure can contribute to childhood obesity, tobacco use, drug use, alcohol use, poor school achievement, sexual behavior and attention... (MEDLINEplus)
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk Apr 4, 2009
In contradiction of numerous past studies that have found that napping may have health benefits, researchers from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute found that elderly white women who took a daily siesta were 44 percent more likely to die from any cause, 58 percent more prone to dying from heart problems, and nearly 60 percent more likely to die from non-cardiovascular or non-cancer causes. The results -- based on studies done over seven years on more than 8,000 white women... (MEDLINEplus)
Poll: GOP, Dems equally dislike Schwarzenegger Mar 4, 2009
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White and Fire Commission President Victor Makras hit the phones and raised $50,000 in less than an hour the other day from California Pacific Medical Center, WebCorp, Platinum Advisors and others for the reward fund in the arson fire last month that injured six firefighters. That reward - with help from the firefighters union - now stands at $75,000. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
A Gift Returned: It's brother's turn to receive kidney after long illness Feb 13, 2009
He underwent the transplant Jan. 30 at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and returned home Feb. 5. "It has been a long struggle," said Robert Tellez, Roland's youngest brother. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Hope for failing livers Feb 8, 2009
It doesn t replace a liver, cautions Dr. Todd Frederick of California Pacific Medical Center. But, if we could buy some time while the liver is recovering, that potentially would be a great advance, says Dr. Lena Napolitano of the University of Michigan, who like Frederick is helping test the ELAD, or extracorporeal liver assist device. (Helena Independent Record)
TV, Internet Causing Kids Harm Feb 7, 2009
The findings, by researchers from Yale University School of Medicine, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the California Pacific Medical Center, were released Tuesday by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the impact of media and entertainment on children and families. "This review is the first-ever comprehensive evaluation of the many ways that media impacts children's physical health," lead researcher Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, of the NIH, said in a... (MEDLINEplus)
