Pediatric Subspecialty Services
Adolescent Medicine & Teen Clinic
(510) 428-3387
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is a leader in providing adolescent medicine community-wide with three community health centers dedicated to providing health education provide primary and specialty care for youth, teenagers, and young adults ages 11-24.
Healthy Eating Active Living Program (HEAL)
(510) 428-3770
Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) is a pediatric multidisciplinary program designed to prevent and treat childhood obesity and such related illnesses as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
Patients referred to HEAL receive care and counseling over the course of six bi-monthly visits, with follow-up visits at three and six months after completion of the program.
Public Transportation Information
Children's BART shuttle
To help meet your transportation needs, we offer free shuttle service between Children’s Hospital and the MacArthur BART station, Monday-Friday, 5:50 AM to 12:10 AM in the evening. There is no service on Saturday, Sunday or holidays.
Where to board the BART Shuttle
At the MacArthur BART station: The shuttle stops in front of the MacArthur BART station. Look for the purple shuttle van with the Children’s Hospital logo.
At the Hospital: The BART shuttle van picks up at the main hospital entrance.
Bart Schedule: http://www.bart.gov/schedules/bystation.aspx
When the BART Shuttle Is Not Operating:
Bus from the MacArthur BART station to Children’s Hospital:
Take AC Transit bus line #18 from the stop located on the north-east corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way at 40th Street. Ride the bus 3 minutes, direction north (toward Berkeley.) Get off at the south-east corner of 53rd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Walk to MLK Jr. Way & 52nd St, Oakland. (2 min.)
Bus from Children’s Hospital to MacArthur BART:
Cross Martin Luther King Jr. Way at 52nd Street and walk to the north-west corner of MLK Jr. Way & 52nd St. Take the AC Transit bus line #18, direction south (toward downtown Oakland.) Get off at the south-west corner of MLK Jr. Way & 40th St. Walk along MLK Jr. Way and turn right at 40th Street to the MacArthur BART station.
Taxi
Taking a taxi from MacArthur BART to the hospital:
To reach the taxi stand at the MacArthur BART station, leave the station and turn left on 40th Street.
Taking a taxi from the hospital to the MacArthur BART station:
At the hospital, you may ask the ambassador to call a taxi for you. The taxi fare for the ride between the MacArthur BART station and Children’s Hospital is about $6.
Claremont Avenue Clinics Shuttle
The BART shuttle does not travel directly to the Claremont offices. Please transfer to the Claremont Shuttle at the main hospital entrance. This shuttle operates from 7 AM to 6 PM. |