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Directories
National Directories MedlinePlus provides links to directories to help you find health professionals, services and facilities. This directory is both broad and national in scope. Click on "MedlinePlus: Directories" above and scroll down the web page to find links to the categories listed below: - Doctors and Dentists--General
- Hospitals and Clinics--General
- Doctors and Dentists--Specialists
- Hospitals and Clinics--Specialized
- Consumer Health Libraries Providing Services to Local Residents
This online physician locator helps you find the right match for your medical needs. DoctorFinder provides you with basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. Currently this directory includes more than 814,000 doctors. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization, assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians. ABMS, is recognized as the "gold standard" in physician certification and believes higher standards for physicians means better care for patients. The focal point of this site is, “Is your Doctor Certified?”, which identifies if a doctor is certified by an approved medical specialty board in the U.S.. User registration is required to access the database. DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine. These information resources fall into many categories including federal, state, and local government agencies; information and referral centers; professional societies; self-help groups and voluntary associations; academic and research institutions and their programs; information systems and research facilities. Topics include HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, most diseases and conditions including genetic and other rare diseases, health services research and technology assessment. The National Library of Medicine offers this online database of health-related organizations operating toll-free telephone services. The database also includes information on services and publications available in Spanish. You can use this tool to search for basic information about Medicare providers. This includes physicians and many other types of healthcare professionals who aren’t physicians including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and physical therapists. Provider profiles include specialties, practicing locations, and phone numbers. Other information may also include education, gender, residency, foreign languages spoken, hospital affiliation, maps and directions to practicing locations. California Directories The Medical Board of California is a state government agency which licenses and disciplines medical doctors. This site provides a lookup by physician name or license number to determine if a physician has been disciplined. It also details what information is and is not available. The HMOs listed in this directory have volunteered to have their quality or language services independently rated by the California Office of the Patient Advocate and published in the annual Healthcare Quality Report Card. The Healthcare Quality Report Card can help you compare how the medical care and services offered by your HMO (or medical group) compares with other medical groups in your area. The Healthcare Quality Report Card also has information about services for HMO members who do not speak English as their first language or who are hearing impaired. And, you can see how members rate their HMOs on customer service and how many members file complaints with their HMO. Find the nearest Medi-Cal county office, directory of nurses and managed care plans, list of Medi-Cal drugs, and approved hospitals to provide services to children near your area. Learn how to apply for children services and the Medi-Cal program. Includes California health agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. Also includes links to frequently requested projects, programs, and other non-profit organizations which are related to government. Local Directories The Orange County Health Care Agency provides directory listings to help you find low-cost health professionals, services and facilities. Click on the link above and scroll down the web page to find sources for the topics listed below: - Public Health Clinics
- Community Clinics: free and low-cost
- Child Insurance Programs
2-1-1 Orange County provides a comprehensive information and referral system that links Orange County residents to community health and human services and support. 2-1-1 Orange County makes the system available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the 3,000,000 residents of this community. Callers seeking assistance dial toll free 2-1-1 and are connected with certified, multi-lingual Information and Referral (I&R) Specialists who utilize a robust database to provide information on services such as: - Food Shelter/Housing Resources
- Prenatal care
- Workforce development
- Government assistance programs
- Equipment resources for older adults
- Access to health insurance programs, especially for the uninsured or under-insured
- Urgent care, medical, dental and vision services
- Prevention and safety services
- Substance abuse assessment and treatment programs
- Child development assessment services
- Early detection and treatment programs
- Disaster Response, including volunteer screening and charitable contributions options, during natural and manmade emergencies.
- Support group connection
- Parks, recreation & other municipal departments
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