Women’s Health Resource Center Health Education and Patient Advocacy

The Women’s Health Resource Center offers personalized consultations for your needs. Options include:

• General Health Consultations — During one-on-one sessions with Barb Silver, our nurse practitioner, you’ll review general but significant health concerns, such as nutritional health, wellness issues, preparing for a hysterectomy, sexual concerns, osteoporosis prevention and treatment, eating disorders and more. You may receive referrals to other healthcare providers for additional care or clinical testing.
• Managing Menopause Consultation — Individual or group counseling sessions with Barb Silver cover methods for navigating menopause. During a consultation, you can discuss symptom management, hormone replacement therapy, alternative treatments, lifestyle choices, osteoporosis, cardiac risk assessment or any other concern.

Consultations are $75 per hour. To make an appointment, call (415) 600-0502 or email silverb@sutterhealth.org.

Patient Advocacy Program

Our compassionate and understanding patient advocate can help you:

• Research health conditions, treatment options, clinical trials, support groups and therapists.
• Evaluate which health insurance and prescription drug plans (including Medicare and Covered California) are appropriate for your situation.
• Prepare for an upcoming surgery by creating a list of questions to ask the surgeon, locating a second opinion and contacting your insurance company.
• Assist with planning for healthy aging and living independently, including contacting human service and housing agencies and connecting with IHHS or finding a provider.

Patient advocate Robbie Trent has more than 15 years of experience helping women find the best answers and resources for their healthcare situations. Your first three sessions are free of charge. After that, cost is $25 per session. Sessions are offered in person or by phone on Wednesdays by appointment.

Health Resources and Internet Access

• Women’s Health Research — Are you interested in a health topic but don’t know where to start or have the time to look? The Women’s Health Resource Center can send you a health information packet by email or postal mail.
• Internet Tutoring — Use free Internet access for health-related research on our public computers. Open to the public by appointment only.

Call (415) 600-0500 or e-mail whrc@sutterhealth.org for more information.