Access To World Wide Health-Science Information

St. Joseph's Medical Library offers a full-range of information services to the staff and physicians affiliated with St. Joseph's Regional Health System. Computer based programs including MD Consult, Micromedex, InfoTrac, Cochrane Evidence Based Medicine, JACHO, California Title 22, and CINAHL augment full Internet access to medical websites such as Medline and Cancerlit. A rich book collection of health-related resources in medicine, nursing, human relations and management is available for patrons. The Library contains an extensive journal collection with most holdings dating back ten years as well as access to on-line journals. Library staff are available to assist you with research, locating journal articles/books, with interlibrary loan procedures and photocopying materials.

Located at St. Joseph's Medical Center, 1800 N. California Street, Stockton
Library hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 209-467-6332 Fax: 209-461-5098
E-mail: SJRHMLIB@chw.edu

MD Consult, Web-based clinical resource includes full text for 35 medical reference books, 45 journals, 600 practice guidelines and 2,500 patient education handouts as well as recent medical news and continuing medical education programs. Thanks to an Internet licensing agreement, staff and physicians affiliated with St. Joseph's Medical Center can access MD Consult from any computer provided the user has a password.

If you are interested in using this program, contact the Medical Library at 467-6332 or clamkin@chw.edu to receive your personal password.