CALIFORNIA POISON CONTROL SYSTEM
The California Poison Control System (CPCS) is a 24 hour-a-day informational hotline serving residents statewide in California. It is designated by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority and managed by the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy.
CPCS operates from four UC-affiliated answering sites [UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG), University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC), Valley Children’s Hospital, and University of California San Diego (UCSD)] managing approximately 250,000 calls per year, utilizing the most up-to-date computerized information systems. The hotline service is linked to a translator service with the capability to handle multiple languages on a 24 hour per day basis. In addition, the CPCS maintains a list of volunteer experts in industrial hygiene, environmental health, botany, mycology, and other medical subspecialties.
ABOUT UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.