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Poison Control Centers

Many of the centers listed below are certified by the

American Association of Poison Control Centers.

Certified centers are marked by an asterisk after the

name. Each has to meet certain criteria. It must, for

example, serve a large geographic area; it must be open

24 hours a day and provide direct-dial or toll-free

access; it must be supervised by a medical director; and

it must have registered pharmacists or nurses available

to answer questions from the public.

The centers have a wide variety of toxicology resources,

including a computerized database of some 750,000 sub-

stances maintained by MICROMEDEX, INC., an affiliate of

PDR. Staff members are trained to resolve toxic situa-

tions in the home of the caller, though hospital referrals

are given in some instances. The centers also offer a

range of educational services to both the public and

healthcare professionals. In some states, these larger cen-

ters exist side by side with smaller centers offering a

more limited range of services.

Within each state, centers are listed alphabetically by

city. Telephone numbers designated "TTY" are teletype

lines for the hearing-impaired. "TDD" numbers reach a

telecommunication device for the deaf.

ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM

Regional Pois4m Control Center,

The Children's Hospital of Alabama (*i

1600 7th Ave. South

Birmingham. AL 35233- 1711

Business: 205-939-9720

Emergency: 205-933-4050

205-939-9201

800-292-66781 AL)

Fax: 205-939-9245

TUSCALOOSA

Alabama Poison Center, Tuscaloosa <*l

2503 Phoenix Dr.

Tuscaloosa. AL 35405

Business: 205-345-0600

Emergency: 205-345-0600

800-462-0800(AL>

Fax: 205-759-7994

ALASKA

ANCHORAGE

Anchorage Poison Control Center.

Providence Hospital

P.O. Box 196604

3200 Providence Dr.

Anchorage. AK 99519-6604

Business:

Emergency;

Fax:

907-562-2211

ext. 3633

907-261-3193

800-478-3 !93(AK)

907-261-3645

FAIRBANKS

Fairbanks Poison Control Center

!650CowlesSt.

Fairbanks. AK 99701

Business: 907-456-7182

Emergency: 907-456-7182

Fax: " 907-458-5553

ARIZONA
PHOENIX
Samaritan Regional Poison Center (*) Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
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11 11 East McDowell Rd.
Phoenix. AZ 85006
Business: 602-4954884
Emcreencv: 602-253-3334
Fax: 602-256-7579 800-362-010UAZ)

TUCSON

Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center (*)

Arizona Health Sciences Center

1501 North Campbell Ave.

Room. 1156

Tucson. AZ 85724

Emergency: 520-626-6016

800-362-010KAZ)

Fax: 520-626-2720

ARKANSAS

LITTLE ROCK

Arkansas Poison and

Drug Information Center,

College of Pharmacy - UAMS

4301 West Markham St.

Slot 522

Little Rock. AR 72205

Business: 501-661-6161

Emergency: 800-376-4766<AR)

TDDHTY: 800-641-3805

CALIFORNIA

FRESNO

California Poison Control System-Fresno/Madera (*)

Valley Children's Hospital

9300 Valley Children's Place

Madera, CA 93638-8762

Emergency: 800-876^»766(CA)

SACRAMENTO

California Poison Control System-Sacramento (*)

UCDMC-HSF Room 1024

2315 Stockton Blvd.

Sacramento. CA 95817

Business: 916-734-3415

Emergency: 800-876-4766(CA)

Fax: 916-734-7796

SAN DIEGO

California Poison Control System-San Diego (*)

UCSD Medical Center

200 West Arbor Dr.

San Diego. CA 92103-8925

Emergency: 800-876-4766(CA)

SAN FRANCISCO

California Poison Control System-San Francisco

San Francisco General Hospital

1001 Potrero Ave.. Room E86

San Francisco. CA 94110

Emergency: 800-876-4766(CA)

COLORADO

DENVER

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center (*)

8802 East 9th Ave.

Denver. CO 80220-6800

Business: 303-739-1100

Emergency: 303-739-1123

800-332-307 3( CO)

Fax: 303-739-1119

CONNECTICUT

FARMINGTON

Connecticut Regional

Poison Control Center (*)

University of Connecticut Health Center

263 Farmington Ave.

Farmington. CT 06030-5365

Business: 860-679-3456

Emergency: 800-343-2722(CT)

Fax: 860-679-1623

DELAWARE

PHILADELPHIA, PA ,

The Poison Control Center (*)

3535 Market St.

Suite 985

Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309

Emergency: 800-722-7112(PA)

215-386-2100

DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA

WASHINGTON, DC

National Capital Poison Center (*)

3201 New Mexico Ave., NW

Suite 310

Washington, DC 20016

Business: 202-362-3867

Emergency: 202-625-3333

TTY: 202-362-8563

Fax: 202-362-8377

FLORIDA

JACKSONVILLE

Florida Poison Information Center-Jacksonville (*)

University Medical Center

Center-Jacksonville University of Florida Health Science

655 W. 8th St.

Jacksonville, FL 32209 Emergency: 904-549-4480

800-282-317HFL)

Fax: 904-549-4063