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History and Background
Created in 1997, the CPCS consolidated operations,
established collective treatment guidelines,
instituted common management practices, and brought
financial stability to a previously fragmented,
unaffiliated collection of regional poison centers
with operations dating back to the 1950’s. Since
1997, the CPCS has managed over 2,500,000 cases.
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Creation of the CPCS streamlined operations
and resulted in a net decrease of cost for
poison control services in California.
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The CPCS operates under one administration
and medical advisory panel with sites at U.C.
Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, San
Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco,
Children’s Hospital Central California in
Fresno/Madera, and U.C. San Diego Medical
Center in San Diego.
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The CPCS is administered by the University
of California San Francisco School of
Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
and responsible to the California Emergency
Medical Services Authority (EMSA).
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The CPCS is certified by the American
Association of Poison Control Centers.
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