Dignity Health and UCSF Health Reach Definitive Agreement
The St. Mary’s/UCSF Inpatient Headache Center is the first of its kind on the West Coast, providing comprehensive care to help patients suffering from debilitating and disabling migraine and other head pain disorders that are not responding to first-line treatments.
The St. Mary’s/UCSF Inpatient Headache Center offers treatment for:
Your treatment journey will begin at the UCSF Outpatient Headache Center, available via a referral from your primary care physician. After an initial outpatient clinic visit and assessment, the St. Mary’s/UCSF Inpatient Headache Center may be suggested to you. Your neurologist will help you make the decision, and will explain the treatment plan clearly and completely.
The St. Mary’s/UCSF Inpatient Headache Center may be the appropriate treatment option for you if you have experienced any of the following:
UCSF Headache Center Appointment Request
UCSF Headache Center
2330 Post Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353-8393
Fax: (415) 353-9539
Hours: Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
You will be admitted to a comfortable single room at the St. Mary’s/UCSF Inpatient Headache Center on a Monday and discharged on either a Thursday or Friday, depending upon the nature of the treatment recommended. Patients wear their own clothes and are encouraged to bring their own entertainment activities, such as books or electronic devices for non-stimulating reading, writing, or gaming. There is also the option for a loved one to stay in your room with you during your stay, depending on COVID guidelines.
Patients are assigned to a care team of specialists consisting of:
