Health Library
Patient education library
Orthopaedic information you can trust from Your Orthopaedic Connection, a service provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Recommended Web sites
- Administration on Aging
Comprehensive federal government web site listing services for the elderly. - All About Arthritis
Very comprehensive site, includes videos of surgical techniques. - Alternative Medicine
Information from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Arthritis Foundation web site
A comprehensive source of educational materials dealing with arthritis. - California Department of Insurance
State web site for insurance claims problems. - California Department of Managed Care
State web site for questions or complaints about HMOs. - California Department on Aging
Area Agency on Aging, a state government resource for elderly Californians. - Consumer Reports' Best Buy Drugs
The name of this web site is self-explanatory. Advice from a reliable organization which offers consumers a place to check on the efficacy, safety, and price of medications. - Dr. Spock.com
Useful child-rearing and child-healing guidance. - Eldercare Locator
Resources to help find care for the elderly. - Ergonomic Evaluation
Performance Based Ergonomics is a Bay Area company which specializes in ergonomic training. This resource is wonderful for repetitive stress injuries caused by poor office ergonomics. - FootSmart.com
This is an on-line catalog of useful and hard-to-find products for "lower body health." - Guide to Nursing Homes, by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports provides an online Quality Monitor to help you decide if you want to put a nursing home on your list of possibilities. You can also check whether a nursing home has received any state penalties. - Healthfinder
A U.S. government web site; can help you learn about many different types of medical diseases. - HealthRatings.org
HealthRatings.org, a joint venture of Consumer Reports WebWatch and the Health Improvement Institute, was created for you, the consumer, to help make critical choices about your health information sources on the web. Using Consumer Reports-style analysis and rating methods, panels of experts with extensive experience in health care and web publishing evaluate health sites according to specific and detailed criteria - Hospital discounts.
If you are uninsured or have high healthcare costs, you may be eligible for free or discounted hospital care. California law requires every hospital to offer reduced rates to many uninsured and underinsured patients that are low-and moderate-income, and to have policies about who qualifies for free care. This web site provides details. - Independent Living products
Products which can help you maintain your independence at home. - InteliHealth
Authoritative review articles and valuable symptom flowcharts. PC magazine's editors' choice. - Living Extra-Large
Products for tall and large men and women. These items are designed to reduce stress, discomfort and inconvenience that come from being a larger person in this world. - Map to my office
Click here for a printer-friendly map to my office. - Medicare Explained
All about Medicare for California residents. A very comprehensive and easy-to-use site. - MedicineNet.com
Extensive library of original articles on health conditions, drugs, and medical procedures. PC magazine's editors' choice. - Mills-Peninsula Hospital web site
Find out more about the Mills-Peninsula medical centers. - Mission Hospice
This hospice, located in San Mateo, provides free Advance Health Care Directive forms. Everyone, regardless of age or health, should have this document to be sure that their wishes are followed in case of severe illnesses. - National Association for Home Care & Hospice
How to find and select home care and hospice facilities. - New Life Styles.com
A guide to senior housing and care options. - North Coast Medical
Hard-to-find supplies which can make life much easier for patients with physical limitations. - Orthopedic Connection
"Your Orthopedic Connection" is a patient-oriented web site organized by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. It has a lot of great information and allows you to subscribe to their quarterly newsletter! Start your search for orthopedic knowledge here. - Orthopedic Institute of the Bay Area
My office web site (Orthopedic Institute of the Bay Area), with information about the office staff. - PACE
The official U.S. government web site for medicare information, this page describes an alternative to nursing homes: a Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). - PDR.net for Consumers
A variety of helpful materals, including: PDR Family guides to prescription drugs and women's health, a medical encyclopedia, a cancer treatment decision-support tool, and access to Medline. - San Mateo County Medical Association
The SMCMA web site provides many excellent resources to assist you with a variety of health-related issues. - Sequoia Hospital
Sequoia Hospital's web site can orient you to the services that they provide. - The California Patient's Guide: Your Health Care Rights and Remedies
A California state sponsored site. Great information to teach you how to deal with your insurance companies and more. - The Merck Manual
The well-known, highly regarded medical encyclopedia. A useful family medical resource. - WebMD
An ambitious site, replete with readable, accessible, and thorough information. - Zimmer corporation
This web site has information about surgical techniques and implants.