Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley Offer a Full Spectrum of Health Care Resources

Many people believe that the key to a high quality of life is rooted in health. Whether you're simply maintaining your health or need specialized services, the Tri-Valley has an abundance of medical facilities to keep you at your peak.

Hospitals and Medical Centers

Pleasanton Family Medical Center
5720 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 330
Corner of Foothill Road and Laurel Creek Way
(925) 225-1234

This centers' services include complete family care and checkups, occupational medicine, sports medicine, preventative care and immunizations, women's health and urgent care. X-ray and laboratory facilities are on-site. New patients are welcome and same-day appointments are available.

Pleasanton Urgent Care Medical Clinic
4495 Stoneridge Drive
(925) 462-9300

This clinic's services include occupational medicine with employment and DOT physical exams, adult immunizations, ergonomic evaluations, and drug screening. Industrial medicine services include Workers Compensation treatment and acute injury care. There is on-site diagnostic radiology, a laboratory, and X-ray and EKG equipment. A physician is on duty for occupational and family health needs. No appointment is necessary.

ValleyCare Medical Center  - Pleasanton
5555 W. Las Positas Boulevard
(925) 847-3000

Valley Memorial - Livermore
111 E. Stanley Boulevard
(925) 373-4040

This full-service medical center has departments for medical and surgical services, ICU/CCU, a skilled nursing facility, a senior psychiatric services facility, x-ray and diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, and an outpatient laboratory. Children's services include pediatrics, a birthing center and nursery, and parenting programs for Lamaze, new moms, breast-feeding and infant care.

Emergency services are in Pleasanton and urgent care services in Livermore. Outpatient services include speech pathology, occupational health, outpatient surgery, physical and sports medicine, and an ambulatory pharmacy clinic. A service called SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) provides care for victims of sexual assault. There are lifestyle education and services with an arthritis pool program, asthma program, cholesterol management, chronic disease management, diabetes education, sports, weight management, and cardiac rehabilitation. The hospital auxiliary runs thrift and gift shops in Livermore and a gift shop in Pleasanton to raise funds for the hospital.

Valley Community Health Center
4361 Railroad Avenue
(925) 462-1755

Services include general adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and pregnancy, geriatrics, medical advice, immunizations, physical examinations, family planning, TB testing, and HIV/AIDS testing. There are behavioral health services for adults and children, drug and alcohol counseling for youth and adults, and DUI (Driving Under the Influence) first-time offender program. The WIC program (Women's, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food and Nutrition Education) and providing emergency food to low- and fixed-income and homeless families, are under the auspices of the health clinic. Health center services are free or low-cost on sliding scale depending on family income and size. Insurance, Med-Cal, Medicare and credit cards are accepted. All services are provided by licensed and credentialed professionals. Spanish is spoken.

Children's Hospitals

Children's Hospital
747 52nd Street, Oakland
(510) 428-3000

This hospital is a regional center for children with life-threatening illnesses, including premature infants weighing no more than a pound, and is a leading research center on children's health issues. The hospital offers pediatric care including cardiology, genetics and craniofacial medical services. The Child Health Resource Line, for information about children's medical issues, is 1-800-400-PEDS.

Birthing Centers

The Birth Home
4441 Railroad Avenue, Livermore
(925) 447-1010

This birthing center has been open since 1997 offering an emotionally and medically-safe alternative to hospital birth. The home provides water birth option for labor and birth and is staffed by a nurse, pediatrician and a midwife.

Diagnostics

Open MRI of Pleasanton
4211 Rosewood Drive
(925) 467-1400

This magnetic resonance imaging facility uses equipment that is open so that the patient can see all around throughout the exam. There is a minimal amount of noise from the magnet and the environment is relaxing.

End-Of-Life and Bereavement Services

Hope Hospice
6500 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 100, Dublin
(925) 829-8770

The hospice provides end-of-life care and grief support, to meet the dying patient's physical needs, and support their emotional, social, and spiritual needs as well. Patients with any type of end-stage disease are eligible for hospice care when their attending physician determines that they have a life expectancy of six months or less. Regular home visits are made. Telephone advice and emergency care is available, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hospice supports the family at the time of death, through the funeral process, and for up to 18 months following the loss with personalized grief support from the Hope Hospice bereavement program. Care is provided regardless of the ability to pay.

Health Information

ValleyCare Health Library And Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center
5698 Stoneridge Drive
(925) 734-3315

This library is open to the public at no charge. This is a consumer health and medical library with over 4,000 books, videotapes, audio cassettes, anatomic models, posters, journals and magazines, along with medical and patient computer databases. Staffed by trained medical professionals and volunteers. Hours: Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Managed-Care Membership Plans

Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices
7601 Stoneridge Drive
(925) 847-5541

Medical services for plan members include adult medicine, allergy, audiology, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology, optometry, podiatry, pediatrics, psychiatry, and urology. Diagnostic services include mammography, ultrasound, and laboratory. There is a health education program, home health care, occupational health, pharmacy, physical therapy, and a women's health center. Some services are also available at 3825 Hopyard Road, Suite 140, and 5720 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 390.

Physician Referral

Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
6230 Claremont Avenue, Oakland
(510) 654-5383

If you're looking for a good doctor, the ACCMA's referral service can connect you with physicians whose training, background, office location, and linguistic capabilities are tailored to your needs.

ValleyCare Health Information and Physician Network
5555 W. Las Positas Boulevard
(800) 719-9111

The ValleyCare Health Information and Physician Network is intended to help you locate doctors and ask questions about the ValleyCare System.

Surgery

Healthsouth Tri-Valley Surgery Center
4487 Stoneridge Drive
(925) 484-3100

This Center Provides Outpatient Surgical Services Including General Surgery, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Podiatric Surgery, Pain Management, Hand Surgery, Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery And Urology.

Northern California Spine Institute
5725 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 200
(925) 469-6274

The physicians at NCSI have training in the latest spinal treatments, including minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal reconstructive surgery, revision surgery, pediatric and adult scoliosis care, treatment of spinal compression fractures, electrodiagnostic consultations, and diagnostic and therapeutic spine injections.

Health

Lifetime Wellness
1811 Santa Rita Road, Suite 120
(925) 484-3955

Lifetime Wellness is a holistic health center committed to helping patients achieve optimal health and wellness allowing them to more fully express their potential. Services include: neurologically-based chiropractic, natural hormone balancing, homeopathy, food allergy testing, custom-made foot orthotics and sports performance enhancement.

R-Quest Recovery Programs
40 California Avenue, Suite I
(925) 426-0501

This non-profit agency provides services and resources for addictions, eating disorders and emotional health issues, and offers programs for youth education, along with support and therapy groups for all ages.

Emergency and Poison Control

Emergency Dialing 911 in the Pleasanton city limits puts you in touch with a dispatcher at the Pleasanton Police Department who is in direct communication with fire, police and emergency medical resources.

Poison Control is a 24/7 service and can be reached at 1-800-876-4766. The TTY number is 800-972-3323.

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Part of what makes Hacienda a premier working and living environment are the wide range of services available on-site. This includes a variety of practitioners to address a broad spectrum of health needs.

Dentists & Orthodontics

Robert J. Dimayuga, DMD
4825 Hopyard Road, Suite 17
(925) 463-3432

Hacienda Dental Care
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 111
(925) 734-0104

Linda Mori, DDS
5990 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 117
(925) 416-1054

Sanders Orthodontic Lab
5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 107
(925) 251-0019

Thompson Tom DDS
5990 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 115
(925) 734-0748

John Yaung, DMD
5677 Gibraltar Drive, Suite B
(925) 225-9855

Mental Health Services

Dipti Bhakta, M.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 227-1967

Lori Brown, LCSW
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 416-1660

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
3825 Hopyard Road, Suite 140
(925) 847-5585

Lynne Mielke, M.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 866-6030

Tae-Hyun Moon, Ph.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 833-0731

Pleasanton Psychological Group
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 218

Jon Peterson, M.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 463-9115

Grant Syphers, M.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 463-3527

Diana Weinstock, Ph.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(925) 426-0718

Diana Young, Ph.D.
5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 217
(510) 524-6749

Medical Education

HCEN
4811 Hopyard Road, Suite 07
(925) 416-1798

Pharmacy Technician Institute
4234 Hacienda Drive, Suite 165
(925) 701-2888

Medical Groups

Premier Comp Medical Group
5635 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 401
(925) 520-0055

Medical Information

Diabetes and Nutrition Education
5725 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 220

ValleyCare Health Library
5698 Stoneridge Drive
(925) 734-3315

Physical Therapy

Ergo-Rehab
5635 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 410
(925) 251-1525

Physiotherapy Associates
5980 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 100
(925) 847-8833

Physicians

Mark Christiansen, M.D.
Endocrinologist
5725 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 210
(925) 463-1400

Prosthetics & Orthopedic Devices

Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics
5880 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 31
(925) 734-0344
www.hanger.com

Marzel's
5980 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 119
(925) 227-1402

Orthobot, Inc.
5880 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 49
(925) 734-0355

Supplies & Equipment

AccessAbility Medical Equipment
5627 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 324
(925) 225-1121

Nellcor and Puritan Bennett
4280 Hacienda Drive
(925) 463-4000

Pacific Pulmonary Services
5627 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 323
(925) 251-0160

Respicare
5686 Stoneridge Drive, Suite B
(925) 468-0840

Sanarus Medical, Inc.
5880 W. Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 52
(925) 460-6080

Vision Care

Hacienda Park Optometry
4825 Hopyard Road, Suite 1
(925) 227-0400

Charles Hom, OD
5679 Gibraltar Drive
(925) 463-3937

Pearle Vision
4515 Rosewood Drive, Suite 800
(925) 463-1705

Photo: The newest medical facility in the area, the ValleyCare Medical Plaza, is in Hacienda on West Las Positas Boulevard. The Northern California Spine Institute is the largest tenant in the building.

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