POISON CONTROL CENTER LISTING
The following is a list of United States and Canadian emergency telephone numbers for poison control centers.
UNITED STATES
The National Poisons Emergency number is 1 800 222 1222 See also: American Association of Poisons Control Centers http://www.aapcc.org
Albuquerque
New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center
Health Science Center Library, Room 130
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
New Mexico 87131-1076
Director: Blaine (Jess) Benson
Telephone: +1 505 272 4261
Emergency telephone: +1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 505 272 5892
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Poison Center
Northwest Texas Hospital
1501 South Coulter Drive
Amarillo
Texas 79106
Medical Director: Shu Shum
Manager: Mary Lou Nester
Telephone: +1 806 354 1630
Emergency telephone: +1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 806 354 1667
Atlanta
Georgia Poison Centre
Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE
P.O. Box 26066
Altanta
Georgia 30303-3050
Director: Gaylord P. Lopez
Telephone: +1 404 616 9237
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 404 616 9287
Fax: +1 404 616 6657, or +1 404 616 9288 (Poison Center)
Baltimore
Maryland Poison Center
University of Maryland at Baltimore
School of Pharmacy
20 North Pine Street, PH 772
Baltimore
Maryland 21201
Director: Bruce D. Anderson
Telephone: +1 410 706 7604
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 410 706 7184
Birmingham
Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital
1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham
Alabama 35233
Director: William D. King
Telephone: +1 205 939 9720
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 205 939-9245 or +1 205 939-6877
Boston
Regional Center for Poison Control & Prevention serving Massachusetts & Rhode Island
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston
Massachusetts 02115
Director: Dr Michele Burns Ewald
Telephone: +1 617 355 6609
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 617 738 0032
Buffalo
Western New York Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo
New York 14222
Director: Prashant Joshi
Telephone: +1 716 878 7654
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 716 878 1150 (admin) or +1 716 878 7857 (Poison Center)
Burlington
Vermont Poison Center
Fletcher Allen Health Care
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington
Vermont 05401
Director: Leslie Mahoney
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 802 8474802
Charleston
West Virginia Poison Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue SE
Charleston
West Virginia 25304
Director: Elizabeth J. Scharman, Pharm. D.
Telephone: +1 304 347 1212
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 304 388 9560
Charlotte
Carolinas Poison Center
Carolinas Medical Center
5000 Airport Center Parkway, Suite B
Charlotte, N.C. 28208
Director: Marsha Ford, MD
Educator: Caroline C. Taddei
Telephone: +1 704 395 3795
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 704 395 4100 or 704 395 3754
Charlottesville
Blue Ridge Poison Center
Jefferson Park Place
1222 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville
VA 22903
Director: Christopher Holstege, MD
Telephone: +1 434 924 0347
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 434 971 8657
Chicago
Illinois Poison Center
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago
Illinois 60606
Director: Michael Wahl
Telephone: +1 312 906 6136
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 312 906 6185
Fax: +1 312 803 5400
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Drug & Poison Information Center
Regional Poison Control System
3333 Burnet Avenue, Vernon Place, 3rd Floor
Cincinnati
Ohio 45229-9004
Director: Earl Siegel
Telephone: +1 513 636 5063
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 513 636 5111
Fax: +1 513 636 5069
Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio 44106-6007
Director: Michael D. Reed
Telephone: +1 216 844 1573
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 216 844 3242 (Poisons centre) or +1 216 844 5122 (Director)
Columbia
Palmetto Poison Center
College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina 29208
Director: Brooks C. Metts
Telephone: +1 803 777 7909
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 803 777 6127
Columbus
Central Ohio Poison Center
700 Children's Drive, Room L032
Columbus
OH 43205
Director: William R. Wolowich
Telephone: +1 614 722 2635
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 614 228 2272
Fax: +1 614 221 2672
Dallas
North Texas Poison Center, Texas Poison Center Network
Parkland Memorial Hospital
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas
Texas 75235
Director: Greene Shepherd
Telephone: +1 214 589 0911
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 214 590 5008 (admin) +1 214 590 5003 (specialist)
Denver
Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
1010 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver
Colorado 80230-6800
Director: Richard C. Dart
Telephone: +1 303 739 1100
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 303 739 1119
Detroit
Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Michigan
4160 John R. Harper Professional Office Building, Suite 616
Detroit
Michigan 48201
Director: Susan C. Smolinske
Telephone: +1 313 745 5335
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or 800 356 3232
Fax: +1 313 745 5493 or +1 313 745 7464
El Paso
West Texas Regional Poison Center
Thomason Hospital
4815 Alameda Avenue
El Paso
Texas 79905
Director: Leo Artalejo III
Telephone: +1 915 534 3800
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 915 534 3809
Fargo
North Dakota Poison Information Center
Meritcare Medical Center
720 4th Street North
Fargo
North Dakota 58122
Director: Brien Nelson
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 701 2345090
Farmington
Connecticut Poison Control Center
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington
CT 06030-5365
Director: Mary A. McCormick
Telephone: +1 860 679 4540
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 866 218 5372
Fax: +1 860 679 1623 or 1 860 679 1137
Galveston
Southeast Texas Poison Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch
3.112 Trauma Building
Galveston
Texas 77555-1175
Director: Michael D. Ellis
Telephone: +1 409 766 4403
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 409 765 1420
Fax: +1 409 772 3917
Grand Rapids
Regional Poison Center, DeVos Children’s Hospital
1300 Michigan, NE, Suite 203
Grand Rapids
Michigan 49503
Director: John H. Trestrail III
Telephone: +1 616 391 9099
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 616 391-8417
Hershey
Central Pennsylvania Poison Center
Pennsylvania State University
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
MC H043, P.O. Box 850
500 University Drive
Hershey
Pennsylvania 17033-0850
Director: J. Ward Donovan
Telephone: +1 717 531 7057
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 717 531 6932 (Poison Center) or +1 717 531 4441 (Admin)
Honolulu
Hawaii Poison Center
1319 Punahou Street,
Honolulu
Hawaii 96826
Director: Debbie Ahina
Telephone: +1 808 535 7920
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 808 535 7922
Indianapolis
Indiana Poison Center
Methodist Hospital / Clarian Health Partners
I-65 at 21st Street
Indianapolis
IN 46206-1367
Director: James B. Mowry
Telephone: +1 317 962 2335
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 317 962 2336, or 1 800 382 9097 (IN only)
Fax: +1 317 962 2337(Poison Center), +1 317 962 5825 (Admin)
Jackson
Mississippi Regional Poison Control Center
University of Mississippi Medical Centre
2500 North State Street
Jackson
Mississippi 39216
Director: Michael P. Hughes
Telephone: +1 601 984 1675
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 601 984 1676 or +1 601 984 1633
Jacksonville
Florida Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
655 West 8th Street
Jacksonville
Florida 32209
Director: Jay L. Schauben
Telephone: +1 904 244 4465
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 904 244 4063
Kansas City
Mid-America Poison Control Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Room B-400
Kansas City
Kansas 66160-7231
Director: Cynthia Holmes
Telephone: +1 913 588 6639/6638
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 913 588 2350
Lebanon
New Hampshire Poison Information Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon
NH 03756
Director: Lin Courtemanche
Telephone: +1 603 650 6318
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or (direct dial outside New Hampshire +1 603 650 8000)
Fax: +1 603 650 8986
Little Rock
Arkansas Poison & Drug Information Center
College of Pharmacy
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 West Markham, Mail Slot 522-2
Little Rock
Arkansas 72205
Director: Howell Foster
Telephone: +1 501 296 5532
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 501 296 1451
Louisville
Kentucky Regional Poison Center
Medical Towers South, Suite 847
234 East Gray Street
Louisville
Kentucky 40202
Director: Henry A. Spiller
Telephone: +1 502 629 7264
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 512 629 7277
Madera
California Poison Control System - Fresno/Madera Division
Children's Hospital Central California
9300 Valley Children’s Place, MB15
Madera
CA 93638-8762
Director: Richard J. Geller
Telephone: +1 559 622 2300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 559 622 2322
Memphis
Southern Poison Center
University of Tennessee
875 Monroe Avenue, Suite 104
Memphis
Tennessee 38163
Director: Peter A. Chyka
Telephone: +1 901 448 6800
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 901 448 5419
Miami
Florida Poison Information Center - Miami
University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital
P.O. Box 016910 (R-131)
Miami
FL 33101
Director: Richard S. Weisman
Medical Director: Jeffrey Bernstein
Telephone: +1 305 585 5250
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 305 545 9762
Milwaukee
Poison Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 1997, Mail Stop 677A
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53201-1997
Director: Ernest Stremski
Telephone: +1 414 266 6773
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 414 266 6793
Mineola
Long Island Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
Winthrop University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola
New York 11501
Director: Dr M. McGuigan
Telephone: +1 516 663 4574
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 516 663 9303
Minneapolis
Hennepin Regional Poison Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis
MN 55415
Director: Deborah L. Anderson
Telephone: +1 612 347 3144 / +1 612 347 2107
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 612 904 4289
Monroe
Louisiana Drug & Poison Information Center
University of Louisiana at Monroe
College of Pharmacy
Sugar Hall
Monroe
Louisiana 71209-6430
Director: Mark Ryan
Telephone: +1 318 342 3648
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 318 342 1744
Nashville
Middle Tennessee Poison Center
501 Oxford House
1313 21st Avenue South
Nashville
Tennessee 37232-4632
Director: Kim Barker
Telephone: +1 615 936 2034
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 12
22 Fax: +1 615 936 2046 (admin) or (615) 936-2046 (hotline)
New York City
New York City Poison Control Center
NYC Bureau of Labs
455 First Avenue
Room 123, Box 81
New York
NY 10016
Director: Dr Robert Hoffman
Telephone: +1 212 764 7667
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 212 447 8223
Newark
New Jersey Poison Information & Education System
located at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
65 Bergen Street
Newark NJ 07107-3001
Director: Steven M. Marcus
Telephone: +1 973 926 9280
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 973 643 2537
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center
940 North East 13th Street, Room 3510
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma 73104
Director: Lee McGoodwin
Telephone: +1 405 271 5062
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 405 271 1816
Omaha
The Poison Center
Children’s Hospital
8200 Dodge Street
Omaha
Nebraska 68114
Director: Kathy Jacobitz
Telephone: +1 402 955 6976
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 402 955 6987
Phoenix
Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Centre,
1111 E. McDowell Road - Ancillary 1
Phoenix
Arizona 85006
Director: Richard G. Thomas
Telephone: +1 602 495 4884
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 (or +1 602 253 3334)
Fax: +1 602 256 7579
Philadelphia
The Poison Control Center
at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4303
Director: Matthew J. Land
Telephone: +1 215 590-2003
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 215 590 4419
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Poison Center
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania 15213
Director: Edward P. Krenzelok
Telephone: +1 412 390 3300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 (in Western Pennsylvania) or +1 412 681 6669 (outside Western Pennsylvania. This is also the number for international calls, as well for emergency assistance)
Fax: +1 412 390 3311 or +1 412 390 3312
Portland (Maine)
Northern New England Poison Center
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland
ME 04102
Director: Karen E. Simone
Telephone: +1 207 842-7222
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 ,TTY: 1 877 299 4447
Fax: +1 207 773-8546 or :+1 207 871-6226 (Poison Center)
Portland (Oregon)
Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health Sciences University,
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CB550
Portland
Oregon 97239
Director: Sandy Giffin
Telephone: +1 503 494 8600
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 503 494 4980
Richmond
Virginia Poison Center
401 N 12th Street
P.O. Box 980522
Richmond
Virginia 23298-0522
Director: S. Rutherfoord Rose
Telephone: +1 804 828 4780
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 804 828 5291 or +1 804 828 4686
Rochester
The Finger Lakes Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, P.O. Box 321
Rochester
New York 14642
Director: John G. Benitez
Telephone: +1 585 273 4155
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 585 244 7677
Sacramento
California Poison Control System – Sacramento Division
University of California , Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento
CA 95817-2201
Director: Judith A. Alsop
Telephone: +1 916 227 1400
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 916 227 1414
Saint Louis
Missouri Regional Poison Center
7980 Clayton Rd
Suite 200
St. Louis
MO 63117
Director: Michael W. Thompson
Telephone: +1 314 772 8300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 314 612-5705
Fax: +1 314 612 5740
Salt Lake City
Utah Poison Control Center
410 Chipeta Way, Suite 230
Salt Lake City
Utah 84108
Director: Barbara Insley Crouch
Telephone: +1 801 581 7504
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 801 581 4199
San Antonio
South Texas Poison Center
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Department of Surgery, Mail Code 7849
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio
Texas 78229-3900
Director: William A. Watson
Telephone: +1 210 567 5762
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 210 567 5718
San Diego
California Poison Control System
San Diego Division
University of California,
San Diego Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego
CA 92103-8925
Director: Anthony S. Manoguerra
Telephone: +1 858 715 6300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 858 715 6323
San Francisco
California Poison Control System
San Francisco Division
San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Box 1369
1001 Potrero Avenue, Room 1E86
San Francisco
California 94143-1369
Director: Thomas E. Kearney
Telephone: +1 415 502 6000
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 415 502 6010, +1 415 502-6060 (hotline)
Seattle
Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100th Street, Suite 400
Seattle
Washington 98125-8011
Director: Stephen Bobbink
Telephone: +1 206 517 2350
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 206 526 8490
Sioux City
Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
St. Luke's/Iowa Health System and The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2910 Hamilton Boulevard Lower A
Sioux City
Iowa 51104
Director: Linda B. Kalin
Telephone: +1 712 279 3710
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 712 234 8775
Syracuse
Central New York Poison Center
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse
New York 13210
Director: Christine Stork
Telephone: +1 315 464 7078
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 315 464 7077
Tampa
Florida Poison Information Center - Tampa
Tampa General Hospital
P.O. Box 1289
Tampa
Florida 33601
Director: Vincent Speranza
Telephone: +1 813 844 7044
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 813 844 4443
Temple
Central Texas Poison Center
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
2401 South 31st Street
Temple
TX 76508
Director: Douglas J. Borys
Telephone: +1 254 724 7405
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 254 724 7408
Tucson
Arizona Poison & Drug Information Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center
Room 1156
1501 North Campbell Avenue
Tucson
Arizona 85724
Director: Theodore G. Tong
Telephone: +1 602 6266016
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 520 6262720
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Poison Center
2503 Phoenix Drive
Tuscaloosa
Alabama 35045
Director: John G. Fisher III
Telephone: +1 (205) 345-0609
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 205 343-7410
Washington
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Avenue NW, Suite 310
Washington
DC 20016
Director: Toby Litovitz
Telephone: +1 202 362 3867
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 202 362 8377
CANADA
Calgary
Poisons and Drug Information Service
Foothills Medical Centre
1403 29th Street N. W.
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9
Director: Dr I. Vicas
Telephone: +1 403 670 1059
Emergency telephone: +1 403 670 1414, (800) 332 1414 (Alberta only)
Fax: +1 403 670 1472
Halifax
IWK REGIONAL POISON Centre
IWK Health Centre
5850 University Avenue
Halifax
Nova Scotia B3J 3G9
Director: Dr. Doug Sinclair
Telephone: +1 902 428 8132
Emergency telephone: (800) 565-8161 or +1 902 470 8161
Fax: +1 902 470 7213
Québec
Centre Anti-poison du Québec
Aile "L" 1er etage
1050 Chemin Sainte-Foy
Québec G1S 4L8
Director: Dr J.P. Weber
Telephone: +1 418 654 2731
Emergency telephone: +1 418 656 8090, (800) 463-5060
Fax: +1 418 654 2747
Regina
Poisons Control Centre
Regina General Hospital
440 14th Avenue
Regina S4P 0W5
Director: Dr S. Blane
Telephone: +1 306 766 4545
Fax: +1 306 766 4357
Saskatoon
Poisons Control Centre
University Hospital
Saskatoon S7N 0W8
Director: Dr M. A. Lipka
Telephone: +1 306 655 1010
Emergency telephone: +1 306 655 1362
Fax: +1 306 655 1011
Toronto
Ontario Poison Center
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1XB
Medical Director: Dr M. Thompson
Telephone: +1 416 813 6437
Emergency telephone: +1 416 813 5900, (800) 268 9017 (Ontario only)
Fax: +1 416 813 7489
Vancouver
B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
Telephone: +1 604 682 2344
Emergency telephone: (800) 567 8911 (Vancouver only) +1 604 682 5050
Fax: +1 604 806 8262
Winnipeg
Manitoba Poisons Control Center
Children's Hospital
840 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg R3A 1S1 MB
Director: Dr M. Tenenbein
Telephone: +1 204 787 2444
Emergency telephone: +1 204 787 2591
Fax: +1 204 787 4807
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