San Mateo Medical Center sits at 222 West 39th Avenue in San Mateo and has been providing health care for people in San Mateo County for more than 35 years, you know, and it handles all sorts of needs, offering emergency care around the clock on the first floor, with a special emergency entrance where folks should call 9-1-1 in a real emergency, and there's a lot they do for different ages and situations, with primary care for infants, teens, adults, and seniors, along with wound care, urgent care, psychiatry, stroke treatment, and specialty clinics for things like dermatology, podiatry, cardiology, and oncology, which means they cover a broad range of health problems. The center's got programs like Caring Hands In Health, Food Farmacy, Bundle of Joy, and the Keller Center for Family Violence Intervention, with Food Farmacy working to get food packages out to people who need it, and beyond these, they're really paying attention to partnerships with the community, like the one with SAGA Foundation, and focusing on things that make a difference, so their Healthcare Heroes employee committees help bring change from the inside too.
The Ron Robinson Senior Care Center is part of the campus and supports older adults, and the folks at San Mateo Medical Center keep families housed with special programs, plus they've got health insurance support, programs for both youth and seniors, and resources for veterans who need help with jobs or benefits. You'll find a pharmacy onsite, usually open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and weekends 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and there are other pharmacy locations like Safeway Pharmacies in Menlo Park, Redwood City, Woodside Road, and Anchor Drugs Pharmacy, so prescriptions can get filled through their network, and they've got a special refill service too. In addition, the center participates in the ACE Program to help folks find out about care and eligibility, and they're active in the county's hospital and clinic system, always working on excellence and trying new ways to improve care.
The San Mateo Medical Center takes part as a Federally Qualified Health Center, and they run a bunch of programs with support from the San Mateo County Health Foundation including things like Great Plates Delivered, integrated behavioral health for people dealing with stress or emotional struggles, and unique divisions for different patient needs, whether someone needs rehabilitation, skilled nursing, or dental care, and it's all done in a building that's got restroom facilities, parking, wheelchair access, and air conditioning, because they've planned for the comfort and safety of patients and visitors. The center is working through hospital campus construction, so currently there are entrance restrictions, and the new front entrance faces the corner of Edison and 39th Avenue, but they regularly keep people informed about where to go for care.
Dental care covers cleanings, x-rays, fillings, and extractions, and their clinics provide general health checkups and specialty follow-up when a primary care doctor refers someone. San Mateo Medical Center also helps people with medical records requests, transparency around healthcare costs by posting annual pricing, support for billing questions, and they join medication access efforts through the 340B program. On top of all that, they've made COVID-19 vaccination available, offer public health and educational programs, and are prepared for every step in a patient's health journey, working with a team of healthcare providers to meet each person's health goals.
