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Alta Bates Summit Family Resource Centers

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is proud to provide two special waiting areas, or Family Resource Centers, at our Berkeley and Oakland campuses. Each center is designed to maximize the comfort of our guests and visitors.

Family Resource Centers offer a unique and quiet setting where friends and family members can read, relax and reflect, while waiting for a loved one or friend to be discharged from a surgery or medical procedure. You will find comfortable chairs and sofas and an assortment of current and topical magazines. An assortment of current and topical magazines. In addition, there is free Wi-Fi, a resource magazine library and a play area for kids.

Hospitals surgeons, doctors and nurses may visit the Family Resource Center to meet, consult and update visiting families and friends with any surgery progress reports. The center is staffed by volunteers who can assist families and friends with finding the right patient room or the correct department after surgery. Volunteers can also provide patient status updates to loved ones.

Alta Bates Summit Family Resource Center

Friends and family members may find rest and helpful resources at our Alta Bates Family Resource Center on the Alta Bates Campus, located at 2450 Ashby Ave. in Berkeley. The center is located just inside the main hospital entrance doors, to the left, near the Women and Infants Lactation Center.

Alta Bates Summit Campus amenities include:

  • Comfortable spacious relaxation areas
  • A children’s play area
  • Wi-Fi wireless access
  • Restrooms close by
  • Gift Shop nearby

Summit Campus Family Resource Center

The Summit Campus Family Resource Center is located at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 350 Hawthorne Ave. in Oakland. The center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 am — 6:00 pm and is on the third floor of the Merritt Pavilion near surgery services.

Summit Campus Family Resource Center center amenities include:

  • Two bathrooms
  • Business office with a public computer, printer, fax machine, scanner and copier
  • TV lounge and two public computers
  • Children’s area with books and coloring activities, as well as a TV, video and DVD player
  • Private sleeping area equipped with a Metro Nap Pod
  • Hospitality suite offering complimentary tea, coffee, hot chocolate, water and fresh fruit
  • Private consultation room for doctors and families to meet
  • Patient monitor board to help visitors check the status of their loved one’s procedure

For more information about the Summit Campus Family Resource Center, call (510) 869-8612.

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