Palo Alto Medical Center

Specialties

PAMF’s Watsonville Center provides comprehensive health care services for the entire family. Patients are able to see doctors and providers who specialize in dermatology, endocrinology, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and physical therapy. This facility offers on-​site laboratory and X-​ray services.

PAMF’s Urgent Care Centers provide high-​quality, compassionate and timely care for medical conditions that are not emergencies but require treatment within 24 hours. Hours and wait times are posted online for Urgent Care Centers in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville.

In addition to comprehensive primary care, PAMF provides more than 40 specialty services including Cancer Care, Cardiology, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Vision Care and Surgery, and Weight Management programs. A complete list of medical services and departments is on the PAMF website.

Patient Services: 888−850−4598.

History

Established in 1930.

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) for Health Care, Research and Education is a not-​for-​profit health care organization that is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine. Founded in 1930, PAMF is part of the Peninsula Coastal Region of Sutter Health, one of the nation’s leading not-​for-​profit networks of community-​based health care providers. Sutter Health’s Peninsula Coastal Region also includes Mills-​Peninsula Health Services. PAMF’s 1,100 affiliated physicians and 3,300 employees serve 800,000 patients at its medical centers and clinics in Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. PAMF also offers seamless access to care across the PAMF network, enabled by a system-​wide electronic health record.

Meet the Manager

Cynthia G.

Manager

If you have questions or concerns about your patient experience or billing issues, please call PAMF’s Patient Relations department at 1−888−850−4598.