Faulkner Hospital- General & Visitor Information Directory

Faulkner Hospital

General & Visitor Information Patient/Family Resources

We invite you to come and visit the Patient/Family Resource Center at Faulkner Hospital, located on the 3rd floor across from the cafeteria. The current hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and Saturday from 9 am - 1 pm

Faulkner Hospital is pleased to offer its Patient/Family Resource Center to patients, their families, staff and residents of the community. This free service is designed to help people find current information on a variety of healthcare topics such as medical diagnoses, treatments or general health issues. There are well over 300 healthcare related resources addressing a wide variety of topics including:

	Arthritis		Osteoporosis
	Cancer		Pregnancy and Childbirth
	Diabetes		Surgery
	Drugs and Medications		Wellness
	Heart Disease		Women's and Men's Health

Choose from a wide range of materials including:

	Books		Newsletters and magazines
	Health databases		Take-home pamphlets and brochures
	Internet resources

To search our online catalog click here. When you finish your search, simply close the window to return to the Faulkner Hospital's website.

Our friendly and knowledgeable staff at the Faulkner Hospital Patient/Family Resource Center can help guide you to the best in health literature, including assistance with searching the internet and other computer resources, for information you need.

Please take a moment to visit our Patient/Family Resource Center’s suggested web sites.

Please Click on researching your way to good health to view an educational presentation on searching the Internet..

Please Click on researching your way to good health to view an educational presentation on research with print resources.

Director of Library Services
Cara Helfner, MSLIS
Phone: (617) 983-7443
Fax: (617) 983-7555
chelfner@partners.org

Click here to read the current edition of the Patient/Family Resource Center newsletter