Please note that dates, times and location are subject to change, so be sure to call to confirm. If you know of any other support groups in Northern California that are not listed below please contact Patty McCormac
patty.mccormac@kidney.org or 415-543-3303 x104.
Sacramento/Central California
East Bay
North Bay
San Francisco and Peninsula
San Jose/South Bay
Northern Nevada
Sacramento/Central California:
Sacramento Area Dialysis Support Group
When: 2nd Wednesday of each month
Where: Pancake Palace, 6225 Watt Ave, North Highlands, CA
Contact: Tom and Kathie McClish (916) 332-1086
For: Dialysis patients and their loved ones, staff members
Tulare - Kaweah Delta District Hospital
Contact Name: Maria Grijalva
Contact Number: 1-559-688-6804
Upcoming Dates: Every second Wednesday 7-8:30 pm
Location:Tulare - Kaweah Delta District Hospital
East Bay:
Contact Name: Janet Flores, MSW - FMC Dialysis
Contact Number: 1-925-439-8772
Upcoming Dates: 4 times a year, please contact Janet for details
Location: Antioch - Library 501 W. 18th Street
Contra Costa Dialysis Support Group - "Patients Helping Patients"
When: 4th Tuesday of each month January - October
Where: Carl's Junior Restaurant, 2280 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek, CA
Contact: Tom and Kathie McClish (916) 332-1086
Paul and Marie White (925) 934-4883
For: Dialysis patients and their loved ones, staff members
Transplant Recipients International Organization
When: 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Berkeley, CA
Contact: Sharon Fong (510) 531-8921
For: Transplant recipients and loved ones
Caregiver Support Group
When: 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Eden Medical Center, 20103 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Hayward / Leandro Room
Contact: Barbara Cullinane, Facilitator (510) 733-2102
For: Caregivers of ill persons
Patient Support Group
When: 1st Wednesday of each month, 6:00 pm
Where: Oakland Dialysis, 5354 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Small Conference Room
Contact: Lynne Bornheim, LCSW (510) 597-0104, Lynne.Bornheim@Davita.com
North Bay:
Contact Name: Nann Brown
Contact Number: 1-415-456-0257
Upcoming Dates: Please call for dates & times.
Location: Varies
San Francisco and Peninsula:
Caregiver Solid Organ Transplant Support Group
When: 2nd Monday of each month, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Where: Stanford Hospital, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
Room G330
Contact: Rodney Plante, MSW (650) 725-8636, rplante@stanfordmed.org
Evonne David, LCSW (650) 723-5581, edavid@stanfordmet.org
For: Caregivers of pre- and post-transplant adult patients in Stanford Hospital system
Quality of Life Group
When: Once each quarter on a Sunday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Tokie's Restaurant, Foster City, CA
Contact: Shirley Cook, MSW or Cathy Henderson, RD of Satellite Health Care Dialysis Center in San Mateo (650) 377-0888
For: Dialysis patients and loved ones
Cost: None; Light lunch provided
Educational Group
When: Once each quarter on a Sunday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Satellite Healthcare, San Mateo, CA
Contact: Shirley Cook, MSW or Cathy Henderson, RD of Satellite Health Care Dialysis Center in San Mateo (650) 377-0888
For: Dialysis patients and loved ones
Cost: None
Disability Support Group
When: Wednesdays, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Center for Independence of the Disabled, 875 O'Neill Ave, Belmont, CA
Contact: Gail Prytz, Peer Counselor (650) 595-0783 x124
For: Anyone with a disability
Living Well with Chronic Pain Support Group
When: Wednesdays, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Mills Health Center, 100 S. San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401
Millennium Room
Contact: Susan Ezra, RN, HNC, Facilitator (800) 654-9966,
www.mills-peninsula.org click on Classes
For: People living with ongoing pain
Cost: Free
Northern California Chinese Speaking Dialysis Support Group
When: Once each month
Where: 175 Dempsey Rd, Milpitas, CA 95035
Contact: Sherry Shih (408) 666-0624
For: Chinese-speaking dialysis patients
Milpitas:
Contact Name: Jan Wang, NP
Contact Number: 408-262-3389
Upcoming Dates: Bimonthly dialysis patient support group, targeting on Chinese speaking patients.
Location: Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, U.S.A.
175 Dempsey Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
Chronic Illness Support Group
When: Fridays, 1:30 pm
Where: Jewish Family & Children's Services of San Francisco, 2150 Post St, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Abby Kovalsky, Supervisor Case Manager (415) 449-1224
For: Patients with a chronic illness under age 60 years
Cost: $10.00 per session
Transplant Recipients International Organization
When: 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: St Mary's Medical Center, 450 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA
3 East Conference Room behind the elevators on the third floor
Contact: Richard Valli (415) 239-5784, triosf@aol.com, www.trosf.org (website may be under construction)
For: Transplant recipients (pre- and post-) and loved ones
Cost: $20 per year (no charge if limited ability to pay)
Living With Chronic Pain & Illness Group
When: Tuesdays, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm starting March 2007
Where: 1448 Church St (at Cesar Chavez), San Francisco, CA
Contact: Gillian Nathan, ACSW (415) 596-3850
For: Anyone with a chronic disease
Cost: $25.00 per session or $300 for all 14 sessions
Patient Meeting
When: About every 3 months on a Sunday
Where: RAI - Cesar Chavez, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Pat Yorck, MSW (415) 206-9775
For: Patients of RAI - Cesar Chavez only
San Jose/South Bay:
Contact Name: Julie Roche, MSW
Contact Number: 1-408-258-8720
Upcoming Dates: Monthly educational series, please call for further details.
Location: Satellite Dialysis Centers, East San Jose
Transplant Recipients International Organization
When: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: El Camino Hospital on Grant Rd, San Jose, CA
Meeting Room B and C on the bottom floor behind cafeteria
Contact: (408) 353-2169, www.bayareatrio.org
For: Transplant recipients and loved ones
Cost: $25.00 per year
Northern Nevada:
Reno, Nevada:
Transplant Support: A support group for transplant recipients, those awaiting a transplant, family members, and donor families
Contact Name: Karen
Contact Number: 775.624.2058
Upcoming Dates: The group meets on the first Wednesday of every month.
Location: United Blood Services, 1125 Terminal Way
